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Mike Armstrong
Michael Dennis Armstrong

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 206 lb.
School University of Miami

Debut August 12, 1980
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game July 5, 1987
Born March 7, 1954 in Glen Cove, NY

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Though Mike's career was mostly uneventful, he did have a huge impact on Royal's history. After winning 10 games for the Royals, he was dealt for Steve Balboni, who went on to set the single season HR record. Mention code "Royals08" for $1 off shipping

Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 26 SDP NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   4  0   14.3   16   10    9   3   13   14   0   0    67   5   0  5.65  3.43   61 2.023
 1981 27 SDP NL   0   2  10   0   0   0   3  0   12.0   14    9    8   1   11    9   0   0    58   3   1  6.00  3.28   55 2.083
 1982 28 KCR AL   5   5  52   0   0   0  25  6  112.7   88   45   40   9   43   75   3   7   466   4   1  3.20  4.08  128 1.163
 1983 29 KCR AL  10   7  58   0   0   0  33  3  102.7   86   53   44  11   45   52   3   5   432   3   0  3.86  4.08  106 1.276
 1984 30 NYY AL   3   2  36   0   0   0  15  1   54.3   47   21   21   6   26   43   0   1   229   4   0  3.48  3.80  109 1.344
 1985 31 NYY AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   8  0   14.7    9    5    5   4    2   11   0   1    54   0   0  3.07  4.02  131 0.750
 1986 32 NYY AL   0   1   7   1   0   0   4  0    8.7   13    9    9   4    5    8   0   0    42   1   0  9.35  4.10   44 2.077
 1987 33 CLE AL   1   0  14   0   0   0   2  1   18.7   27   18   18   4   10    9   0   2    91   0   0  8.68  4.52   52 1.982
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .528  19  17 197   1   0   0  94 11  338.0  300  170  154  42  155  221   6  16  1439  20   2  4.10  4.00   98 1.346
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   5  67   0   0   0  32  3  116.0  103   58   52  14   53   75   2   5   494   6   0  4.10  4.00   98 1.346
 Career High     10   7  58   1   0   0  33  6  112.7   88   53   44  11   45   75   3   7   466   5   1  3.20  4.08  128 1.163

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 26 SDP NL  11    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      197    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     58    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3                           0   0   0   0   0   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 26 SDP NL    3    3    0   0.0    90| .000  .260| .000  .321| .000  .377| .000  .698|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons         3    3    0   0.0    90| .000  .260| .000  .321| .000  .377| .000  .698|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1980 26 SDP NL   P   11      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  0.09  0.69  0.63  1.89    0   14.3
 1981 27 SDP NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.68  0.00  1.95    0   12.0
 1982 28 KCR AL   P   52      9    8    0    1 1.000  .960  0.33  0.73  1.36  1.80    0  112.7
 1983 29 KCR AL   P   58      8   12    0    1 1.000  .957  0.34  0.73  1.75  1.80    0  102.7
 1984 30 NYY AL   P   36      7    4    1    1  .917  .957  0.31  0.70  1.82  1.79    0   54.3
 1985 31 NYY AL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  0.70  1.22  1.84    0   14.7
 1986 32 NYY AL   P    7      1    1    1    0  .667  .952  0.29  0.69  2.07  1.86    1    8.7
 1987 33 CLE AL   P   14      1    2    1    0  .750  .968  0.21  0.67  1.44  1.83    0   18.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1980 26 SDP NL   P   11      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  0.09  0.69  0.63  1.89    0   14.3
 1981 27 SDP NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.68  0.00  1.95    0   12.0
 1982 28 KCR AL   P   52      9    8    0    1 1.000  .960  0.33  0.73  1.36  1.80    0  112.7
 1983 29 KCR AL   P   58      8   12    0    1 1.000  .957  0.34  0.73  1.75  1.80    0  102.7
 1984 30 NYY AL   P   36      7    4    1    1  .917  .957  0.31  0.70  1.82  1.79    0   54.3
 1985 31 NYY AL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  0.70  1.22  1.84    0   14.7
 1986 32 NYY AL   P    7      1    1    1    0  .667  .952  0.29  0.69  2.07  1.86    1    8.7
 1987 33 CLE AL   P   14      1    2    1    0  .750  .968  0.21  0.67  1.44  1.83    0   18.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 197     28   28    4    3  .933  .957  0.28  0.71  1.49  1.81    1  338.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       197     28   28    4    3  .933  .957  0.28  0.71  1.49  1.81    1    338

An Important note about our fielding stats

Transactions
June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.
January 9, 1974: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
July 25, 1979: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Paul O'Neill (minors).
April 4, 1982: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the San Diego Padres.
December 8, 1983: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Duane Dewey (minors) to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson.
December 22, 1986: Released by the New York Yankees.
Before 1987 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
April 19, 1987: Released by the New York Yankees.
April 24, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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Though Mike's career was mostly uneventful, he did have a huge impact on Royal's history. After winning 10 games for the Royals, he was dealt for Steve Balboni, who went on to set the single season HR record. Mention code "Royals08" for $1 off shipping