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Mike Brown
Michael Charles Brown

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School San Jose State University

Debut July 21, 1983
  vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1988
Born December 29, 1959 in San Francisco, CA

Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 23 CAL AL  31  104   12   24   5  1   3    9   1  0   7  20  .231  .279  .385   82   40   0   0   0   0   3
 1984 24 CAL AL  62  148   19   42   8  3   7   22   0  2  13  23  .284  .342  .520  135   77   2   0   1   0   8
 1985 25 TOT    117  358   52  109  27  3   9   53   2  3  29  48  .304  .355  .472  129  169   6   3   4   1  16
         CAL AL  60  153   23   41   9  1   4   20   0  1   7  21  .268  .304  .418   96   64   3   0   0   1   9
         PIT NL  57  205   29   68  18  2   5   33   2  2  22  27  .332  .391  .512  153  105   3   3   4   0   7
 1986 26 PIT NL  87  243   18   53   7  0   4   26   2  3  27  32  .218  .293  .296   62   72   0   3   3   0   9
 1988 28 CAL AL  18   50    4   11   2  0   0    3   0  0   1  12  .220  .235  .260   41   13   1   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      315  903  105  239  49  7  23  113   5  8  77 135  .265  .321  .411  102  371   9   6   8   1  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        464   54  123  25  4  12   58   3  4  40  69  .265  .321  .411  102  191   5   3   4   1  20
 Career High    117  358   52  109  27  3   9   53   2  3  29  48  .304  .355  .472  129  169   6   3   4   1  16
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 23 CAL AL  111   83   11   3.6    97| .231  .264| .279  .326| .385  .399| .664  .725|  82  .388  -3.0  -0.3 100%
 1984 24 CAL AL  163  118   22   5.0    97| .284  .264| .342  .326| .520  .398| .862  .724| 135  .546   6.4   0.6   0%
 1985 25 TOT     397  277   56   5.4    96| .304  .260| .355  .327| .472  .394| .827  .721| 129  .599  13.9   1.5  40%
         CAL AL  164  125   16   3.4    99| .268  .261| .304  .327| .418  .406| .722  .733|  96  .369  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         PIT NL  233  152   40   7.1    94| .332  .259| .391  .327| .512  .386| .903  .712| 153  .722  15.2   1.6  50%
 1986 26 PIT NL  273  205   20   2.6    99| .218  .264| .293  .334| .296  .398| .589  .732|  62  .289 -12.6  -1.3  40%
 1988 28 CAL AL   52   42    3   1.9    92| .220  .256| .235  .320| .260  .385| .495  .706|  41  .178  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       996  725  112   4.2    97| .265  .262| .321  .328| .411  .396| .732  .724| 102  .474   0.8   0.1  38%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 23 CAL AL OF 31 52 4 3 1 .949 .981 1.81 2.16 1.97 2.50 27 255.3 LF 19 25 3 1 0 .966 .976 1.47 1.90 1.84 2.32 14 136.7 RF 11 20 1 2 1 .913 .977 1.91 1.85 2.06 2.25 10 91.7 CF 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 2.57 3.00 2.93 3 27.0 1984 24 CAL AL OF 44 57 4 2 0 .968 .982 1.39 2.17 1.83 2.51 33 300.0 RF 43 56 4 2 0 .968 .979 1.40 1.88 1.83 2.23 33 295.0 DH 3 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.60 2.34 0 5.0 1985 25 TOT OF 104 165 6 6 2 .966 .981 1.64 1.98 1.89 2.30 86 812.7 TOT RF 102 161 6 6 2 .965 .979 1.64 1.74 1.86 2.08 86 806.7 CAL AL OF 48 78 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.69 2.10 2.24 2.44 31 326.0 RF 46 74 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.82 2.17 2.17 31 320.0 DH 7 CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.60 7.20 2.88 0 5.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 PIT NL RF 56 87 3 6 1 .938 .978 1.61 1.68 1.66 2.02 55 486.7 1986 26 PIT NL RF 71 103 3 3 2 .972 .977 1.49 1.63 1.74 1.99 63 549.0 1988 28 CAL AL OF 18 33 2 2 0 .946 .978 1.94 2.14 2.49 2.47 13 126.7 LF 18 31 2 1 0 .971 .976 1.83 1.85 2.65 2.26 12 112.0 RF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 1.90 1.22 2.27 1 14.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 23 CAL AL CF 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 2.57 3.00 2.93 3 27.0 1985 25 CAL AL CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.60 7.20 2.88 0 5.0 1984 24 CAL AL DH 3 1985 25 CAL AL DH 7 1983 23 CAL AL LF 19 25 3 1 0 .966 .976 1.47 1.90 1.84 2.32 14 136.7 1984 24 CAL AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.60 2.34 0 5.0 1985 25 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1988 28 CAL AL LF 18 31 2 1 0 .971 .976 1.83 1.85 2.65 2.26 12 112.0 1983 23 CAL AL OF 31 52 4 3 1 .949 .981 1.81 2.16 1.97 2.50 27 255.3 1984 24 CAL AL OF 44 57 4 2 0 .968 .982 1.39 2.17 1.83 2.51 33 300.0 1985 25 TOT OF 104 165 6 6 2 .966 .981 1.64 1.98 1.89 2.30 86 812.7 CAL AL OF 48 78 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.69 2.10 2.24 2.44 31 326.0 PIT NL OF 56 87 3 6 1 .938 .979 1.61 1.88 1.66 2.20 55 486.7 1986 26 PIT NL OF 71 107 3 3 2 .973 .979 1.55 1.82 1.80 2.19 63 549.0 1988 28 CAL AL OF 18 33 2 2 0 .946 .978 1.94 2.14 2.49 2.47 13 126.7 1983 23 CAL AL RF 11 20 1 2 1 .913 .977 1.91 1.85 2.06 2.25 10 91.7 1984 24 CAL AL RF 43 56 4 2 0 .968 .979 1.40 1.88 1.83 2.23 33 295.0 1985 25 TOT RF 102 161 6 6 2 .965 .979 1.64 1.74 1.86 2.08 86 806.7 CAL AL RF 46 74 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.82 2.17 2.17 31 320.0 PIT NL RF 56 87 3 6 1 .938 .978 1.61 1.68 1.66 2.02 55 486.7 1986 26 PIT NL RF 71 103 3 3 2 .972 .977 1.49 1.63 1.74 1.99 63 549.0 1988 28 CAL AL RF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 1.90 1.22 2.27 1 14.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 268 414 19 16 5 .964 .980 1.62 2.00 1.91 2.34 222 2043.7 40 4 229# RF* 229 342 14 14 5 .962 .978 1.55 1.74 1.82 2.09 193 1757.0 LF* 40 58 5 2 0 .969 .977 1.57 1.87 2.23 2.29 26 254.7 DH 10 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 4 13 0 0 0 1.000 .992 3.25 2.58 3.66 2.93 3 32.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 268 414 19 16 5 .964 .980 1.62 2.00 1.91 2.34 222 2044
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

August 2, 1985: Traded by the California Angels with a player to be named later and Pat Clements to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Candelaria, Al Holland, and George Hendrick. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

March 31, 1987: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 8, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

May 15, 1987: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

June 1, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

December 13, 1987: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

December 30, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 14, 1988: Purchased by the California Angels from the Detroit Tigers.


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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