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Mike Laga
Michael Russell Laga

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.

Debut September 1, 1982
  vs. CAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1990
Born June 14, 1960 in Ridgewood, NJ

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        The highlight of a wasted season came on September 15, 1986, when Laga hit a long foul ball that left Busch Stadium, the only ball ever to do so.

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 22 DET AL  27   88    6   23   9  0   3   11   1  0   4  23  .261  .293  .466  105   41   0   0   0   0   1
 1983 23 DET AL  12   21    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .190  .227  .190   18    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1984 24 DET AL   9   11    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .545  .583  .545  216    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 25 DET AL   9   36    3    6   1  0   2    6   0  0   0   9  .167  .167  .361   40   13   0   0   0   0   1
 1986 26 TOT     33   91   13   19   5  0   6   16   0  0  10  31  .209  .294  .462  104   42   0   0   2   1   1
         DET AL  15   45    6    9   1  0   3    8   0  0   5  13  .200  .280  .422   88   19   0   0   1   0   0
         STL NL  18   46    7   10   4  0   3    8   0  0   5  18  .217  .308  .500  120   23   0   0   1   1   1
 1987 27 STL NL  17   29    4    4   1  0   1    4   0  0   2   7  .138  .182  .276   19    8   0   2   1   0   1
 1988 28 STL NL  41  100    5   13   0  0   1    4   0  0   2  21  .130  .147  .160  -12   16   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 29 SFG NL  17   20    1    4   1  0   1    7   0  0   1   6  .200  .238  .400   82    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 30 SFG NL  23   27    4    5   1  0   2    4   0  0   1   7  .185  .241  .444   88   12   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      188  423   39   84  18  0  16   55   1  0  22 115  .199  .241  .355   63  150   0   2   3   2   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        365   34   72  16  0  14   47   1  0  19  99  .199  .241  .355   63  129   0   2   3   2   5
 Career High     41  100   13   23   9  0   6   16   1  0  10  31                          42   0   2   2   1   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 22 DET AL   92   66   12   4.9    98| .261  .264| .293  .328| .466  .402| .759  .730| 105  .529   0.5   0.0 100%
 1983 23 DET AL   22   18    1   1.5    95| .190  .262| .227  .324| .190  .395| .417  .719|  18  .115  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1984 24 DET AL   12    5    4  21.5    97| .545  .264| .583  .326| .545  .398|1.128  .724| 216  .945   1.8   0.2   0%
 1985 25 DET AL   36   31    2   1.7    99| .167  .261| .167  .327| .361  .406| .528  .733|  40  .144  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1986 26 TOT     102   73   13   4.8    99| .209  .261| .294  .331| .462  .401| .756  .731| 104  .529   0.1   0.0   0%
         DET AL   50   36    6   4.4   100| .200  .262| .280  .330| .422  .408| .702  .737|  88  .478  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         STL NL   52   37    7   5.1    97| .217  .261| .308  .332| .500  .394| .808  .726| 120  .577   1.1   0.1   0%
 1987 27 STL NL   33   28    1   1.0   108| .138  .271| .182  .341| .276  .423| .458  .764|  19  .051  -3.5  -0.3   0%
 1988 28 STL NL  102   87    2   0.6    90| .130  .257| .147  .321| .160  .378| .307  .699| -12  .032 -14.9  -1.6   0%
 1989 29 SFG NL   21   16    2   3.4    88| .200  .250| .238  .317| .400  .373| .638  .690|  82  .417  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1990 30 SFG NL   29   23    3   3.5    95| .185  .260| .241  .325| .444  .390| .685  .715|  88  .397  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       449  347   40   3.1    96| .199  .261| .241  .327| .355  .395| .596  .722|  63  .345 -22.9  -2.4 100%

* 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 ------+
1982 22 DET AL 1B 19 163 4 1 18 .994 .992 8.79 8.51 9.74 9.85 16 154.3 DH 8 1983 23 DET AL DH 6 1B 5 9 1 0 2 1.000 .990 2.00 8.24 7.50 9.90 1 12.0 1984 24 DET AL 1B 4 12 1 0 1 1.000 .992 3.25 8.25 10.64 9.74 1 11.0 DH 4 1985 25 DET AL DH 5 1B 4 33 5 1 4 .974 .992 9.50 8.68 9.77 9.77 4 35.0 1986 26 TOT 1B 28 207 21 0 19 1.000 .991 8.14 8.44 10.07 9.68 22 203.7 DET AL 1B 12 98 7 0 10 1.000 .991 8.75 8.62 9.55 9.42 11 99.0 DH 2 STL NL 1B 16 109 14 0 9 1.000 .992 7.69 8.31 10.57 9.94 11 104.7 1987 27 STL NL 1B 12 66 7 2 10 .973 .991 6.08 8.47 10.11 9.89 7 65.0 1988 28 STL NL 1B 37 293 17 0 26 1.000 .991 8.38 8.65 11.61 9.96 24 240.3 1989 29 SFG NL 1B 4 16 1 0 0 1.000 .994 4.25 8.38 7.65 9.76 1 20.0 1990 30 SFG NL 1B 10 33 5 0 4 1.000 .992 3.80 7.88 7.95 9.59 3 43.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 22 DET AL 1B 19 163 4 1 18 .994 .992 8.79 8.51 9.74 9.85 16 154.3 1983 23 DET AL 1B 5 9 1 0 2 1.000 .990 2.00 8.24 7.50 9.90 1 12.0 1984 24 DET AL 1B 4 12 1 0 1 1.000 .992 3.25 8.25 10.64 9.74 1 11.0 1985 25 DET AL 1B 4 33 5 1 4 .974 .992 9.50 8.68 9.77 9.77 4 35.0 1986 26 TOT 1B 28 207 21 0 19 1.000 .991 8.14 8.44 10.07 9.68 22 203.7 DET AL 1B 12 98 7 0 10 1.000 .991 8.75 8.62 9.55 9.42 11 99.0 STL NL 1B 16 109 14 0 9 1.000 .992 7.69 8.31 10.57 9.94 11 104.7 1987 27 STL NL 1B 12 66 7 2 10 .973 .991 6.08 8.47 10.11 9.89 7 65.0 1988 28 STL NL 1B 37 293 17 0 26 1.000 .991 8.38 8.65 11.61 9.96 24 240.3 1989 29 SFG NL 1B 4 16 1 0 0 1.000 .994 4.25 8.38 7.65 9.76 1 20.0 1990 30 SFG NL 1B 10 33 5 0 4 1.000 .992 3.80 7.88 7.95 9.59 3 43.0 1982 22 DET AL DH 8 1983 23 DET AL DH 6 1984 24 DET AL DH 4 1985 25 DET AL DH 5 1986 26 DET AL DH 2
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 123 832 62 4 84 .996 .991 7.27 8.46 10.26 9.82 79 784.3 DH 25 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 123 832 62 4 84 .996 .991 7.27 8.46 10.26 9.83 79 784
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

September 2, 1986: Sent by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1986. The Detroit Tigers sent a player to be named later and Ken Hill to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Heath. The Detroit Tigers sent Mike Laga (September 2, 1986) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

November 8, 1988: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 25, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 25, 1990: Released by the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Detroit Tigers$72,500
1988St. Louis Cardinals$100,000
1990San Francisco Giants$155,000
Career (may be incomplete)$327,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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