Mike Roarke

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: November 8, 1930 in West Warwick, RI us

Died: July 27, 2019 in Cranston, RI

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, West Warwick, RI

High School: West Warwick HS (West Warwick, RI)

School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 33-330d)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Michael Thomas Roarke

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

491

113

.230

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.297

OPS

.594

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1952	21	-2.6	Evansville	IIIL	B	BSN

1954	23	-2.2	Jacksonville	SALL	A	MLN	85	323	288	42	85	12	1	5	28	3		31	18	.295	.368	.396	.763	114		2	2
1955	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	MLN	81	274	245	19	43	5	3	0	18	0		22	38	.176	.246	.220	.467	54		2	2	3
1955	24	-4.1	Columbus	IL	AAA	KCA	32	116	104	7	24	2	0	0	7	0		11	15	.231	.310	.250	.560	26		1	0	0
1955	24	-0.4	Jacksonville	SALL	A	MLN	49	158	141	12	19	3	3	0	11	0		11	23	.135	.199	.199	.397	28		1	2	3
1956	25	0.8	Jacksonville	SALL	A	MLN	114	430	359	46	99	12	1	13	55	1		61	25	.276	.377	.423	.800	152		0	5	5	5
1957	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MLN	116	420	387	37	93	13	3	2	41	0		27	42	.240				118		1	3	2	7
1957	26	-1.3	Wichita	AA	AAA	MLN	115	419	386	37	93	13	3	2	41	0		27	42	.241	.291	.306	.597	118		1	3	2	7
1957	26	-2.1	Toronto	IL	AAA		1		1		0									.000
1958	27	0.0	Wichita	AA	AAA	MLN	110	367	321	34	77	16	1	4	36	2		38	30	.240	.318	.333	.651	107		0	5	3	6
1959	28	0.8	Louisville	AA	AAA	MLN	111	398	365	33	83	21	1	4	29	2		27	58	.227	.279	.323	.603	118		0	4	2	4
1960	29	2.3	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	109	418	369	47	94	22	3	8	40	3		44	47	.255	.333	.396	.729	146		0	4	1	7
1961	30	1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	86	253	229	21	51	6	1	2	22	0	0	20	31	.223	.283	.284	.567	65	6	0	2	2	3
1962	31	3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	56	150	136	11	29	4	1	4	14	0	0	13	17	.213	.287	.346	.632	47	4	1	0	0	2
1963	32	4.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	23	47	44	5	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.318	.362	.318	.680	14	1	1	0	0	1
1964	33	5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	29	93	82	4	19	1	0	0	7	0	0	10	10	.232	.315	.244	.559	20	1	0	1	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		194	543	491	41	113	11	2	6	44	0	0	45	61	.230	.296	.297	.594	146	12	2	3	2	6
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		726	2630	2334	258	574	101	13	36	247	11		250	258					809		5	25	16	29
All Levels (12 Seasons)							920	3173	2825	299	687	112	15	42	291	11	0	295	319					955		7	28	18	35

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		478	1719	1546	158	371	74	8	18	153	7		147	192	.240				515		2	16	8	24
A (3 seasons)					Minors		248	911	788	100	203	27	5	18	94	4		103	66	.258	.343	.373	.716	294		3	9	8	5
B (1 season)					Minors