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Mike Heath

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Full Name: Michael Thomas Heath Primary Position: C,OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/180 First Game: June 3, 1978
Birthdate: February 5, 1955 Final Game: July 2, 1991
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

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

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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