Mike Heath
[edit] Biography
Mike Heath (Michael Thomas Heath) was born on February 5, 1955 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on June 3, 1978 for the New York Yankees. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI. Heath played for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Heath's best season was 1985, when he knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 33
| 92
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .228
| .265
| .283
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 74
| 258
| 19
| 66
| 3
| 27
| .256
| .304
| .322
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 14
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 92
| 305
| 27
| 74
| 1
| 33
| .243
| .280
| .298
| 10
| 2
| 16
| 28
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 84
| 301
| 26
| 71
| 8
| 30
| .236
| .269
| .346
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 9
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 101
| 318
| 43
| 77
| 3
| 39
| .242
| .298
| .352
| 18
| 4
| 27
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 3
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 96
| 345
| 45
| 97
| 6
| 33
| .281
| .318
| .383
| 17
| 0
| 18
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 9
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 140
| 475
| 49
| 118
| 13
| 64
| .248
| .287
| .396
| 21
| 5
| 26
| 72
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 14
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 138
| 436
| 71
| 109
| 13
| 55
| .250
| .313
| .408
| 18
| 6
| 41
| 63
| 1
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 13
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 65
| 190
| 19
| 39
| 4
| 25
| .205
| .293
| .321
| 8
| 1
| 23
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 5
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 30
| 98
| 11
| 26
| 4
| 11
| .265
| .291
| .418
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 95
| 288
| 30
| 65
| 8
| 36
| .226
| .292
| .354
| 11
| 1
| 27
| 53
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 6
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 93
| 270
| 34
| 76
| 8
| 33
| .281
| .339
| .430
| 16
| 0
| 21
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 86
| 219
| 24
| 54
| 5
| 18
| .247
| .307
| .365
| 7
| 2
| 18
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 122
| 396
| 38
| 104
| 10
| 43
| .263
| .308
| .389
| 16
| 2
| 24
| 71
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 18
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 122
| 370
| 46
| 100
| 7
| 38
| .270
| .311
| .386
| 18
| 2
| 19
| 71
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 12
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 139
| 4
| 29
| 1
| 12
| .209
| .250
| .266
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 114
| 329
| 23
| 68
| 5
| 37
| .207
| .275
| .298
| 11
| 2
| 30
| 62
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1211
| 3883
| 439
| 993
| 81
| 432
| .256
| .302
| .373
| 162
| 25
| 248
| 554
| 20
| 38
| 52
| 15
| 112
|
| Total
|
|
| 1325
| 4212
| 462
| 1061
| 86
| 469
| .252
| .300
| .367
| 173
| 27
| 278
| 616
| 22
| 41
| 54
| 24
| 121
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| NY
| A
| C
| 33
| 24
| 245.2
| 151
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| .970
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 23
| 23
| 178
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 6
| 52
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 23
| 19
| 173
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 46
| 42
| 351
| 86
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| C
| 22
| 17
| 165
| 80
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 11
| 0
| .969
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 8
| 6
| 57
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| C
| 47
| 43
| 394.2
| 268
| 19
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 14
| 0
| .986
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| C
| 78
| 76
| 680
| 391
| 45
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 35
| 32
| 0
| .978
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 11
| 7
| 71
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 10
| 6
| 59
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| C
| 90
| 77
| 704.2
| 350
| 50
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 38
| 31
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 36
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 23
| 14
| 130
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| C
| 80
| 71
| 620.1
| 316
| 47
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 41
| 21
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 24
| 15
| 139
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 45
| 28
| 267
| 71
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 32
| 21
| 198
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| C
| 108
| 96
| 830
| 423
| 54
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 55
| 35
| 1
| .986
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 14
| 7
| 69
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 35
| 16
| 180
| 49
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 9
| 76.2
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 24
| 12
| 123
| 36
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| C
| 112
| 94
| 827
| 483
| 44
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 46
| 28
| 0
| .981
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 16
| 4
| 57
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| C
| 63
| 51
| 480.1
| 259
| 30
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 34
| 17
| 2
| .967
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| C
| 29
| 27
| 235
| 145
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .987
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| C
| 92
| 78
| 715.1
| 404
| 39
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 47
| 22
| 2
| .974
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| RF
| 20
| 11
| 109.1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| C
| 67
| 54
| 486.2
| 337
| 38
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 22
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| OF
| 24
| 12
| 121.1
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| RF
| 9
| 3
| 39.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| OF
| 9
| 3
| 39.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| C
| 75
| 62
| 555
| 357
| 24
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 12
| 2
| .984
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| C
| 117
| 107
| 937.1
| 582
| 66
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 78
| 42
| 0
| .986
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| C
| 117
| 99
| 889.1
| 585
| 54
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 84
| 33
| 0
| .980
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| C
| 45
| 37
| 324.1
| 192
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 44
| 18
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 216
| 129
| 1265
| 331
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 38
| 21
| 188.2
| 16
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 42
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 142
| 89
| 839
| 217
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1083
| 935
| 8375.1
| 4919
| 537
| 106
| 73
| 0
| 65
| 571
| 327
| 5
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 81
| 39
| 420
| 113
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Domingo Ramos, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich and cash to Texas Rangers in exchange for Dave Righetti, Juan Beniquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Greg Jemison (November 10, 1978).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Dave Chalk and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for John Henry Johnson (June 15, 1979).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Tim Conroy to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joaquin Andujar (December 10, 1985).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ken Hill and a player to be named later (August 10, 1986); St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Laga (September 2, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 1, 1987).
- Granted free agency (December 7, 1990).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 22, 1991).
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