Mike Hartley
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Michael Edward Hartley
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 197 lb.
- School Grossmont College
- Debut September 10, 1989
- Final Game September 24, 1995
- Born August 31, 1961 in Hawthorne, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Mike Hartley was signed as a free agent for the St. Louis Cardinals by scout Marty Keough on November 27, 1981. Hartley pitched 202 games in the major leagues from 1989-1995. He pitched for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1994 and for Nettuno in Serie A1 in 1998.
He was a coach for the Reno Silver Sox from 2005-2007. For 2008, Hartley was hired as head coach of the Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Bundesliga and would also pitch part-time, becoming the first former big leaguer to play in the Bundesliga. He went 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in 8 games and led the team to a 23-5 record, best in the southern division of Bundesliga-1, but they fell in the playoffs. Hartley remained with Heidenheim for 2009 and skippered them to their first title.
