Mitchell Page

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Mitchell Otis Page

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
School Compton Junior College, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Debut April 9, 1977
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born October 15, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Mitchell Page played eight years in the major leagues, with a terrific rookie year in 1977 for the last-place Oakland Athletics when he slugged .521 and stole 42 bases. He was runner-up to Eddie Murray for the American League Rookie of the Year Award that year and could in fact have won the award: he beat Murray in OPS+, 154 to 123, and he stole 42 bases to Murray's zero. He never had another season anywhere as good, however, as he set highs in every hitting category that he would never match in his seven other seasons in the majors.

After his playing career ended, Page was the hitting coach for the Tacoma Tigers in 1992-1994. He was the Kansas City Royals first base coach from 1995 to 1997 and was the hitting coach for the Memphis Redbirds in 1998. Page was the Cardinals' minor league hitting coordinator from 1999 to mid-2001 was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff from mid-2001 to 2004. He joined the Washington Nationals as their hitting coach in 2006.

Mitchell played the role of "Abascal," an Angels player, in the movie Angels in the Outfield.

His son Kyle Page plays at Brevard Community College.