Mike Easler
[edit] Biography
Mike Easler (Michael Anthony Easler) was born on November 29, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1973 for the Houston Astros. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .338 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI. Easler played for the Houston Astros, California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Easler's best season was 1984, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 91 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .222
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 21
| 54
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .241
| .259
| .296
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 10
| 18
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .444
| .421
| .722
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 54
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 11
| .278
| .371
| .444
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 132
| 393
| 66
| 133
| 21
| 74
| .338
| .396
| .583
| 27
| 3
| 43
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 7
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 95
| 339
| 43
| 97
| 7
| 42
| .286
| .328
| .431
| 18
| 5
| 24
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 10
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 142
| 475
| 52
| 131
| 15
| 58
| .276
| .337
| .436
| 27
| 2
| 40
| 85
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 11
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 115
| 381
| 44
| 117
| 10
| 54
| .307
| .349
| .441
| 17
| 2
| 22
| 64
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 10
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| 156
| 601
| 87
| 188
| 27
| 91
| .313
| .376
| .516
| 31
| 5
| 58
| 134
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| 155
| 568
| 71
| 149
| 16
| 74
| .262
| .325
| .412
| 29
| 4
| 53
| 129
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 146
| 490
| 64
| 148
| 14
| 78
| .302
| .362
| .449
| 26
| 2
| 49
| 87
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 13
| 17
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 110
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 10
| .282
| .316
| .345
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 65
| 167
| 13
| 47
| 4
| 21
| .281
| .337
| .389
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 98
| 277
| 20
| 78
| 5
| 31
| .282
| .329
| .372
| 10
| 0
| 20
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 608
| 1797
| 224
| 533
| 57
| 254
| .297
| .348
| .460
| 96
| 13
| 145
| 303
| 9
| 2
| 14
| 27
| 40
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 543
| 1880
| 241
| 545
| 61
| 268
| .290
| .350
| .449
| 93
| 12
| 176
| 393
| 8
| 4
| 6
| 19
| 45
|
| Total
|
|
| 1151
| 3677
| 465
| 1078
| 118
| 522
| .293
| .349
| .454
| 189
| 25
| 321
| 696
| 17
| 6
| 20
| 46
| 85
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 42
| 23
| 267.1
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 119
| 110
| 909
| 201
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 91
| 87
| 641.2
| 135
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 24
| 15
| 166
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 90
| 82
| 776
| 188
| 13
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 73
| 67
| 610
| 151
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 138
| 127
| 1110
| 243
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 137
| 127
| 1102
| 246
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 105
| 97
| 843.2
| 158
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 105
| 97
| 843.2
| 156
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 126
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 29
| 251
| 256
| 29
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 20
| 20
| 151.1
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 18
| 18
| 133.1
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1985
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 130
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| LF
| 8
| 6
| 57
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| DH
| 130
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 80
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 30
| 30
| 221
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 30
| 30
| 221
| 49
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| LF
| 14
| 13
| 110
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| DH
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| OF
| 15
| 14
| 119
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| LF
| 44
| 43
| 331
| 74
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| OF
| 45
| 44
| 340
| 73
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 434
| 412
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 81
| 48
| 528.1
| 111
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 480
| 449
| 3749.2
| 811
| 37
| 24
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 29
| 29
| 251
| 256
| 29
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 538
| 497
| 4278
| 926
| 38
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 14th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969 - signed July 4, 1969).
- Traded by Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later (June 25, 1975); Houston Astros received Mike Barlow (September 30, 1975).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later (September 3, 1976); St. Louis Cardinals received Ron Farkas (September 7, 1976).
- Traded by California Angels to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Randy Sealy (April 4, 1977).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Red Sox (October 27, 1978).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for George Hill, Martin Rivas and cash (March 15, 1979).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Red Sox in exchange for John Tudor (December 6, 1983).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Don Baylor (March 28, 1986).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Tom Barrett to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Charles Hudson and Jeff Knox (December 11, 1986).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Yankees in exchange for Keith Hughes and Shane Turner (June 10, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (December 21, 1987).
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