Mike Armstrong
[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
| 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
| 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
| 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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