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Mike Armstrong

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Full Name: Michael Dennis Armstrong Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/193 First Game: August 12, 1980
Birthdate: March 7, 1954 Final Game: July 5, 1987
Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on March 7, 1954 in Glen Cove, New York, Mike Armstrong (Michael Dennis Armstrong) played for the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 8 year career. Armstrong broke into the bigs on August 12, 1980 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 3.20 ERA in 112.2 innings pitched in 1982, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Mike Armstrong's best season was 1982, when he posted a 3.20 ERA and struck out 75 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1980 SD N 11 0 0 0 5.65 14 10 9 0 0 0 14.1 16 3 13 5 0 0
1981 SD N 10 0 0 2 6.00 9 9 8 0 0 0 12 14 1 11 3 0 0
1982 KC A 52 0 5 5 3.20 75 45 40 0 0 6 112.2 88 9 43 4 7 3
1983 KC A 58 0 10 7 3.86 52 53 44 0 0 3 102.2 86 11 45 3 5 3
1984 NY A 36 0 3 2 3.48 43 21 21 0 0 1 54.1 47 6 26 4 1 0
1985 NY A 9 0 0 0 3.07 11 5 5 0 0 0 14.2 9 4 2 0 1 0
1986 NY A 7 1 0 1 9.35 8 9 9 0 0 0 8.2 13 4 5 1 0 0
1987 CLE A 14 0 1 0 8.68 9 18 18 0 0 1 18.2 27 4 10 0 2 0
Total NL 21 0 0 2 5.81 23 19 17 0 0 0 26.1 30 4 24 8 0 0
Total AL 176 1 19 15 3.96 198 151 137 0 0 11 311.2 270 38 131 12 16 6
Total 197 1 19 17 4.10 221 170 154 0 0 11 338 300 42 155 20 16 6

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1980 SD N P 11 0 14.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500
1981 SD N P 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
1982 KC A P 52 0 112.2 9 8 0 1 0 0 9 2 2 1.000
1983 KC A P 58 0 102.2 8 12 0 1 0 0 11 4 0 1.000
1984 NY A P 36 0 54.1 7 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .917
1985 NY A P 9 0 14.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 NY A P 7 1 8.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .667
1987 CLE A P 14 0 18.2 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .750
Total P 197 1 338 28 28 4 3 0 0 36 12 3 .933

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1980 SD N 11 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1981 SD N 10 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 KC A 52 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 KC A 58 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 NY A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 NY A 9 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 NY A 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CLE A 14 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 21 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 176 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 197 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
  • Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (24th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1974).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Diego Padres in exchange for Paul O'Neill (July 25, 1979).
  • Sold by San Diego Padres to Kansas City Royals (April 4, 1982).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals with Duane Dewey to New York Yankees in exchange for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson (December 8, 1983).
  • Released by New York Yankees (December 22, 1986).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (1987).
  • Released by New York Yankees (April 19, 1987).
  • Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 24, 1987).

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