Mike Epstein
Michael Peter Epstein (Superjew)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 230 lb.

Born: April 4, 1943 in Bronx, NY
High School: Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1966
Final Game: April 28, 1974
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 BAL AL 23 1B 4 2 25.0 38 36 2 0 3 1.000 -0.4 -19.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 0 13.68 9.50 .992 9.58 8.18
1967 TOT AL 24 1B 83 79 707.0 808 743 55 10 74 .988 -3.9 -6.6 -3.9 -2.4 -1.5 0 10.16 9.61 .991 9.53 8.32
1967 BAL AL 24 1B 3 2 23.0 26 25 1 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -10.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 10.17 8.67 .992 9.55 8.33
1967 WSA AL 24 1B 80 77 684.0 782 718 54 10 72 .987 -3.7 -6.5 -3.7 -2.4 -1.3 0 10.16 9.65 .991 9.53 8.32
1968 WSA AL 25 1B 110 107 926.0 1030 947 70 13 83 .987 -10.9 -14.1 -9.9 -6.6 -3.3 -1 9.88 9.25 .989 9.59 8.32
1969 WSA AL 26 1B 118 115 984.0 1115 1035 69 11 99 .990 -6.3 -7.7 -7.3 -6.4 -0.9 1 10.10 9.36 .992 9.15 8.33 MVP-25
1970 WSA AL 27 1B 122 118 1044.1 1180 1100 70 10 104 .992 -7.1 -8.2 -7.1 -3.1 -4.0 0 10.08 9.59 .991 8.62 8.14
1971 TOT AL 28 1B 120 119 995.0 1008 938 64 6 123 .994 -9.4 -11.3 -10.4 -5.1 -5.3 1 9.06 8.35 .992 9.59 8.10
1971 WSA AL 28 1B 24 24 208.0 238 224 12 2 30 .992 -5.6 -32.3 -5.6 -1.6 -4.0 0 10.21 9.83 .992 9.59 8.10
1971 OAK AL 28 1B 96 95 787.0 770 714 52 4 93 .995 -3.8 -5.8 -4.8 -3.5 -1.3 1 8.76 7.98 .992 9.59 8.10
1972 OAK AL 29 1B 137 137 1101.2 1196 1111 73 12 101 .990 0.6 0.7 -0.4 2.1 -2.6 1 9.67 8.64 .991 8.17 7.30 MVP-16
1973 TOT AL 30 1B 111 110 946.2 979 910 62 7 80 .993 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -1.5 1.0 0 9.24 8.76 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 TEX AL 30 1B 25 25 211.0 214 200 12 2 19 .991 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0 9.04 8.48 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 CAL AL 30 1B 86 85 735.2 765 710 50 5 61 .993 -0.7 -1.1 -0.7 -1.9 1.2 0 9.30 8.84 .992 9.86 8.27
1974 CAL AL 31 1B 18 18 145.2 150 137 12 1 14 .993 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.4 0 9.21 8.28 .992 9.70 8.01
9 Seasons 1B 823 805 6875.1 7504 6957 477 70 681 .991 -37.9 -6.6 -39.9 -23.3 -16.7 2 9.73 9.03 .991 9.18 8.08
9 Seasons TOT 823 805 6875.1 7504 6957 477 70 681 .991 -37.9 -6.6 -39.9 -23.3 -16.7 2 9.73 9.03 .982 9.18 8.08

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1966 BAL AL 23 6 2 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1967 WSA AL 24 96 77 96 96 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1967 BAL AL 24 9 2 9 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1968 WSA AL 25 123 107 123 123 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1969 WSA AL 26 131 115 131 131 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1970 WSA AL 27 140 118 140 140 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
1971 OAK AL 28 104 95 104 104 0 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1971 WSA AL 28 24 24 24 24 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 OAK AL 29 138 137 138 138 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1973 CAL AL 30 91 85 91 86 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1973 TEX AL 30 27 25 27 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1974 CAL AL 31 18 18 18 18 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 907 805 907 900 0 0 823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1966 BAL AL 23 112 53% 79% 35% 4 75% 0 35 1 34 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
1967 WSA AL 24 2929 63% 78% 28% 134 92% 2 724 27 689 10 51 54 32 8 2 1 10 2 5 3 8 73 3 0 0 64 3 8 0 8 4 100%
1967 BAL AL 24 100 67% 69% 27% 3 100% 0 24 1 23 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1968 WSA AL 25 4078 57% 78% 26% 211 88% 0 930 50 869 10 69 70 52 14 0 3 13 0 13 0 11 83 0 1 1 72 1 11 2 8 21 81%
1969 WSA AL 26 4377 59% 76% 27% 210 88% 1 1029 52 960 17 72 68 49 10 0 2 11 0 10 1 9 98 4 3 0 87 8 10 1 9 21 76%
1970 WSA AL 27 4632 63% 77% 28% 186 92% 0 1105 49 1037 20 61 70 43 16 1 4 10 3 6 1 7 105 4 1 0 96 5 7 0 6 10 90%
1971 OAK AL 28 3301 59% 76% 25% 153 92% 0 710 47 650 12 47 50 32 11 1 1 4 0 4 0 4 93 5 2 0 87 10 6 2 3 10 90%
1971 WSA AL 28 904 54% 81% 28% 34 85% 0 224 14 209 1 3 14 9 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 30 0 1 0 28 2 2 2 0 1 100%
1972 OAK AL 29 4583 68% 78% 27% 219 94% 0 1100 54 1030 17 91 70 41 20 0 2 12 3 9 0 6 101 5 1 1 93 8 8 2 6 23 100%
1973 CAL AL 30 3318 62% 74% 25% 148 93% 1 713 45 652 16 52 52 29 11 0 5 5 1 4 0 3 63 2 0 0 60 2 3 2 1 7 86%
1973 TEX AL 30 981 62% 78% 24% 41 93% 0 201 10 189 2 19 10 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 19 1 0 0 17 1 2 0 2 3 67%
1974 CAL AL 31 668 63% 74% 24% 31 100% 0 137 11 125 2 9 12 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 13 1 1 0 1 1 100%
9 Seasons 29983 61% 77% 27% 1374 91% 4 6932 361 6467 107 477 473 303 98 5 18 70 10 55 5 51 684 24 10 2 621 41 59 12 44 101 87%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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