Michel Laplante
Joseph Roger Michel Laplante
Born: December 9, 1969
Val d'Or, QC CA
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 24 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
Draft: Round 3 (1994 Rule V (3A phase), San Diego Padres)
School: University of Quebec Abitibi-Temiscamingue
N/A
Career: 1992-2007
Michel Laplante compiled a career record of 52 wins and 49 losses and a 3.88 ERA in his 158-game pitching career with the Welland Pirates, Augusta Pirates, Salem Buccaneers, Carolina Mudcats, Pirates, Lynchburg Hillcats, Madison Black Wolf, Quebec Capitales, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves and Ottawa Lynx. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
 Augusta Pirates |
 Welland Pirates |
 Salem Buccaneers |
 Carolina Mudcats |
 Lynchburg Hillcats |
 Madison Black Wolf |
 Quebec Capitales |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Greenville Braves |
 Richmond Braves |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A | SALL3 | Augusta Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Welland Pirates | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69.0 | 54 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 282 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Buccaneers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.44 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 71 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 278 |
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Augusta Pirates | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.46 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 89 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 351 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.91 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | 180 | 110 | 89 | 20 | 41 | 1 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 705 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.62 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 134 | 62 | 52 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 548 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.40 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 | 124 | 63 | 58 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 500 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.06 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 131.0 | 108 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 512 |
| 2000 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2002 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.03 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2005 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2006 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Totals | 52 | 49 | .515 | 3.88 | 158 | 139 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 913.7 | 934 | 468 | 394 | 90 | 218 | 10 | 729 | 30 | 7 | 44 | 3846 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 28 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 27 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 35 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .243 | .263 | .270 | .533 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 108 | 88 | 83 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .205 | .224 | .253 | .477 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A | SALL3 | Augusta Pirates | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .667 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Welland Pirates | P | 11 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.818 |
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Augusta Pirates | P | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 1.143 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Buccaneers | P | 11 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.909 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 28 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 1.286 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | P | 19 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .969 | 1.632 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | P | 17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.824 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 20 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 1.800 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | OF | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.700 |
| 1999 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2000 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2002 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2002 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 189 | 94 | 163 | 14 | 11 | .948 | 1.360 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Welland Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1992 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1993 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Salem Buccaneers | PIT | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | PIT | ||
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | BOS | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Northern League | Madison Black Wolf | May 31, 1996 | September 2, 1996 | |
| 1998 | Ind | Northern League | Madison Black Wolf | May 29, 1998 | September 2, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Ind | Northern League East | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Northern League East | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 2002 | Ind | Northern League East | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Northeast League | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2005 | Ind | Can-Am League | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2006 | Ind | Can-Am League | Quebec Capitales | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Quebec Capitales |
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