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Mike Heath

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: February 5, 1955 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: June 3, 1978 (Age 23-118d, 14,036th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1991 (Age 36-147d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Michael Thomas Heath

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1978 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

4212

1061

.252

462

RBI

469

OBP

.300

SLG

.367

OPS

.667

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	OAK		MIL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
2	2	Apr 4	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 6	OAK		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	5 (1)	Apr 8	OAK		BOS	W,14-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C RF
5	6	Apr 9	OAK		TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	7	Apr 10	OAK		TOR	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
7	8	Apr 12	OAK		CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
8	9	Apr 13	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
9	11 (1)	Apr 15	OAK		CAL	L,8-12	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
10	12	Apr 16	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
11	13	Apr 17	OAK	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
12	14	Apr 18	OAK	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	15	Apr 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C RF
14	16	Apr 21	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	33	7.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
15	17	Apr 22	OAK	@	BOS	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
16	18	Apr 24	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	19	Apr 25	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-11	GS	16	3.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	25 (5)	May 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
19	27 (1)	May 4	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	28	May 5	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	29	May 6	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	30	May 7	OAK		SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
23	31	May 8	OAK		SEA	W,3-2	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C 3B
24	32	May 9	OAK		SEA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
25	33	May 11	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
26	34	May 12	OAK	@	BAL	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	35	May 13	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	36	May 14	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	37	May 15	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
30	38	May 16	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF C
31	39	May 18	OAK	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	27	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	40	May 19	OAK	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	34	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
33	41	May 20	OAK	@	DET	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C RF
34	42	May 22	OAK		BAL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	43	May 23	OAK		BAL	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
36	44	May 24	OAK		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
37	45	May 25	OAK		NYY	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	46	May 26	OAK		NYY	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
39	47	May 27	OAK		NYY	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
40	48	May 28	OAK		DET	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
41	49	May 29	OAK		DET	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
42	50	May 30	OAK		DET	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	51	Jun 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
44	52	Jun 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
45	53	Jun 3	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	9	1	0	10	0	C
46	54	Jun 4	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	55	Jun 5	OAK	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
48	56	Jun 6	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
49	57	Jun 8	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-8	GS	37	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
50	58	Jun 9	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	50	11.2	5	1	1	7	0	C
51	59	Jun 10	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
52	61 (1)	Jun 12	OAK		CLE	L,5-11	GS	37	6.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
53	62	Jun 13	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
54	66 (3)	Jun 17	OAK		CHW	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
55	73 (6)	Jun 25	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-16	GS	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C RF
56	74	Jun 26 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
57	75	Jun 26 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
58	76	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
59	77	Jun 28	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
60	78	Jun 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
61	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	80	Jul 1	OAK	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
63	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	49	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	82	Jul 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
65	83	Jul 4	OAK	@	BOS	L,9-13	CG	48	9.1	5	2	0	7	0	C
66	84	Jul 5	OAK	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
67	85	Jul 6 (1)	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
68	86	Jul 6 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,11-0	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
69	87	Jul 7	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	88	Jul 8	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
71	89	Jul 12	OAK		TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
72	90	Jul 13	OAK		TOR	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
73	91	Jul 14	OAK		TOR	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
74	92	Jul 15	OAK		TOR	L,3-6	GS	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C LF
75	93	Jul 16	OAK		BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
76	94	Jul 17	OAK		BOS	L,1-6	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C RF
77	95	Jul 18	OAK		BOS	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
78	96	Jul 19	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
79	97	Jul 20	OAK		MIL	L,7-9	GS	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C RF
80	98	Jul 21	OAK		MIL	L,4-7	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	99	Jul 22	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
82	100	Jul 23	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-14	GS	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C LF
83	101	Jul 24	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
84	102	Jul 25	OAK	@	MIN	W,1-0	GS	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C LF
85	103	Jul 27	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-12	GS	46	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C RF
86	104	Jul 28	OAK	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	105	Jul 29	OAK	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	106	Jul 30	OAK		CAL	L,4-5	GS	48	12.0	7	1	0	8	1	RF C
89	107	Jul 31	OAK		CAL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	108	Aug 1	OAK		CAL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	109	Aug 3 (1)	OAK		SEA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
92	110	Aug 3 (2)	OAK		SEA	W,11-7	GS	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
93	111	Aug 4	OAK		SEA	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
94	112	Aug 5	OAK		SEA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	113	Aug 6	OAK		MIN	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
96	114	Aug 7	OAK		MIN	L,1-2	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF C
97	115	Aug 8	OAK		MIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	116	Aug 9	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
99	117	Aug 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
100	118	Aug 11	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
101	119	Aug 12	OAK	@	CAL	L,9-10	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
102	120	Aug 14	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
103	121	Aug 15	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
104	122	Aug 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,8-1	GS	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C RF
105	123	Aug 17	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
106	124	Aug 18	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
107	125	Aug 19	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
108	126	Aug 20	OAK	@	DET	L,1-14	GS	49	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF 3B
109	127	Aug 21	OAK	@	DET	L,6-12	GS	46	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C RF
110	128	Aug 22	OAK	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	129	Aug 24	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	130	Aug 25	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	131	Aug 26	OAK		BAL	L,6-13	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
114	132	Aug 27	OAK		NYY	L,7-8	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
115	133	Aug 28	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
116	134	Aug 29	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
117	135	Aug 31	OAK		DET	W,7-6	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	137 (1)	Sep 2	OAK		DET	L,3-6	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR C
119	138	Sep 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	139	Sep 4	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
121	140	Sep 5	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
122	143 (2)	Sep 8	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	144	Sep 9	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-7	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
124	147 (2)	Sep 12	OAK		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	148	Sep 14	OAK		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	149	Sep 15	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
127	151 (1)	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	W,5-3	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	152	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	154 (1)	Sep 21	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
130	155	Sep 22	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
131	156	Sep 23	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	157	Sep 24	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	158	Sep 25	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
134	159	Sep 26	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	160	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
136	162 (1)	Sep 30	OAK		KCR	W,8-2	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							157gm		1100.0	496	56	8	560	8