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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 11	DET		MIN	L,0-14	CG	50	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
2	6	Apr 13	DET		MIN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
3	13 (6)	Apr 21	DET	@	MIL	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
4	14	Apr 22	DET	@	MIL	W,6-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
5	15	Apr 23	DET	@	MIL	W,11-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
6	16	Apr 24	DET		SEA	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
7	18 (1)	Apr 26	DET	@	CAL	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (5)	May 2	DET	@	SEA	L,2-7	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH C
9	25	May 3	DET	@	SEA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
10	26	May 5	DET		OAK	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
11	29 (2)	May 8	DET		CAL	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	32 (2)	May 12	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
13	33	May 13	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	37 (3)	May 17	DET		CHW	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
15	39 (1)	May 20	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
16	40	May 21	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
17	41	May 22	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
18	42	May 23	DET		CLE	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	45 (2)	May 26	DET	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	47 (1)	May 28	DET	@	KCR	L,5-9	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	50 (2)	May 31	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	54 (3)	Jun 4	DET		BAL	L,4-7	GS	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C 3B
23	55	Jun 5	DET		BOS	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	56	Jun 6	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
25	57	Jun 7	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
26	59 (1)	Jun 10	DET	@	TOR	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
27	60	Jun 11	DET	@	TOR	L,0-4	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	61	Jun 12	DET	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	48	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	62	Jun 13	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C 3B
30	63	Jun 14	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
31	64	Jun 16	DET		CAL	L,4-9	GS	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
32	65	Jun 17	DET		CAL	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
33	66	Jun 18	DET		CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
34	67	Jun 19	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
35	68	Jun 20	DET	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	69	Jun 21	DET	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	70	Jun 23	DET	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
38	71	Jun 24	DET	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	72	Jun 25	DET	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	73	Jun 27	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	74	Jun 28	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
42	75	Jun 29	DET		NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
43	76	Jun 30	DET	@	BAL	W,16-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	77	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	78	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	79	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	L,4-11	GS	47	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C 3B
47	80	Jul 4	DET	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
48	81	Jul 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-9	GS	41	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
49	82	Jul 6	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	18	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
50	86 (3)	Jul 13	DET		SEA	L,4-5	CG	48	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
51	90 (3)	Jul 17	DET		OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
52	91	Jul 18	DET		OAK	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
53	92	Jul 20	DET	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	6	2	0	8	0	C
54	93	Jul 21	DET	@	CAL	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
55	94	Jul 22	DET	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	9	2	1	12	0	C
56	95	Jul 23	DET	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	96	Jul 24	DET	@	MIL	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
58	97	Jul 25	DET	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	98	Jul 26	DET	@	MIL	L,2-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH C
60	99	Jul 27	DET	@	MIL	L,1-11	GS	32	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
61	100	Jul 28 (1)	DET		MIN	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
62	101	Jul 28 (2)	DET		MIN	L,3-7	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
63	102	Jul 29	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
64	103	Jul 30	DET		MIN	L,3-14	GS	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	104	Aug 1	DET		TEX	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
66	105	Aug 2	DET		TEX	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
67	106	Aug 3	DET		TEX	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
68	107	Aug 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	4	2	0	6	0	C
69	108	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
70	109	Aug 6	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
71	110	Aug 7 (1)	DET		MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
72	112 (1)	Aug 8	DET		MIL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
73	113	Aug 9	DET		MIL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
74	114	Aug 10	DET	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	116 (1)	Aug 12	DET	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
76	117	Aug 13	DET	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
77	118	Aug 14	DET		BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
78	119	Aug 15	DET		BAL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	120	Aug 16	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
80	121	Aug 17	DET		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
81	122	Aug 18	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
82	123	Aug 19	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
83	124	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
84	125	Aug 21	DET		OAK	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
85	126	Aug 22	DET	@	TOR	L,2-3	GF	23	5.2	2	1	0	3	1	PH C
86	127	Aug 23	DET	@	TOR	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
87	128	Aug 24	DET	@	TOR	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	129	Aug 25 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
89	131 (1)	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
90	132	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	L,1-7	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
91	133	Aug 28	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	134	Aug 29	DET	@	KCR	L,8-12	CG	49	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
93	135	Aug 30	DET	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
94	136	Aug 31	DET	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	137	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	45	12.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
96	138	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
97	139	Sep 3	DET		CLE	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
98	140	Sep 4	DET		KCR	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
99	141	Sep 5	DET		KCR	W,10-2	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C LF
100	142	Sep 6	DET		KCR	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
101	143	Sep 8	DET		CHW	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
102	144	Sep 9	DET		CHW	L,3-13	GS	37	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
103	145	Sep 10	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
104	146	Sep 12	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
105	147	Sep 13	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
106	148	Sep 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
107	149	Sep 15	DET	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
108	150	Sep 16	DET	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	C
109	151	Sep 17	DET	@	MIN	W,9-2	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C LF
110	152	Sep 19	DET	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
111	153	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	37	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
112	154	Sep 22	DET		BOS	L,7-9	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
113	156 (1)	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
114	157	Sep 25	DET		TOR	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
115	158	Sep 26	DET		TOR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
116	159	Sep 27	DET		TOR	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
117	160	Sep 29	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
118	161	Sep 30	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS	32	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
119	162	Oct 1	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
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