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Michael Wuertz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: December 15, 1978 in Austin, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Austin HS (Austin, MN).

High School: Austin HS (Austin, MN)

Debut: April 5, 2004 (Age 25-112d, 18,394th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 2011 (Age 32-279d)
vs. TEX 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Full Name: Michael James Wuertz

Pronunciation: \Wertz\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

3.71

426

414.1

444

WHIP

1.320

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

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	6 (1)	Apr 11	CHC	@	ATL	W,10-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	7	Apr 12	CHC		PIT	L,2-13		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	9 (1)	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,10-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	10	Apr 16	CHC		CIN	W,11-10		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15 (4)	Apr 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,12-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19 (3)	Apr 26	CHC	@	ARI	L,0-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	20	Apr 27	CHC	@	ARI	L,1-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	44 (23)	May 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	45	May 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-7		4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	48 (2)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,7-10		9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	52 (3)	Jun 2	CHC		HOU	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	75 (22)	Jun 27	CHC	@	CHW	L,4-9		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	77 (1)	Jun 30	CHC		HOU	L,2-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (2)	Jul 3	CHC		CHW	W,4-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	83 (2)	Jul 6	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	84	Jul 7	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85	Jul 9	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	135 (49)	Sep 7	CHC		MON	L,6-7		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	138 (2)	Sep 10 (2)	CHC		FLA	W,11-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	142 (3)	Sep 14	CHC		PIT	W,3-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	143	Sep 15	CHC		PIT	W,13-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	146 (2)	Sep 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	149 (2)	Sep 20 (2)	CHC	@	FLA	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	154 (4)	Sep 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	155	Sep 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	157 (1)	Sep 28	CHC		CIN	L,3-8		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	158	Sep 29	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	160 (1)	Oct 1	CHC		ATL	L,4-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							31gm		29.0	0	4	0	4	0