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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 23 BAL AL 6 12 11 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .364 .614 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1967 24 TOT AL 105 345 297 32 67 7 4 9 29 1 4 41 79 .226 .330 .367 .697 110 109 4 6 0 1 5 3
1967 24 BAL AL 9 16 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .154 .313 .154 .466 42 2 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1967 24 WSA AL 96 329 284 32 65 7 4 9 29 1 4 38 74 .229 .331 .377 .708 113 107 3 6 0 1 5 3
1968 25 WSA AL 123 448 385 40 90 8 2 13 33 1 1 48 91 .234 .338 .366 .704 117 141 13 13 1 1 5 *3
1969 26 WSA AL 131 500 403 73 112 18 1 30 85 2 5 85 99 .278 .414 .551 .965 176 222 8 10 0 2 10 *3 MVP-25
1970 27 WSA AL 140 518 430 55 110 15 3 20 56 2 3 73 117 .256 .371 .444 .815 129 191 7 9 0 6 6 *3
1971 28 TOT AL 128 503 414 49 98 14 1 19 60 1 3 74 102 .237 .367 .413 .780 124 171 3 12 2 1 6 *3
1971 28 WSA AL 24 101 85 6 21 1 1 1 9 1 0 12 31 .247 .366 .318 .684 101 27 0 4 0 0 1 3
1971 28 OAK AL 104 402 329 43 77 13 0 18 51 0 3 62 71 .234 .368 .438 .805 130 144 3 8 2 1 5 3
1972 29 OAK AL 138 537 455 63 123 18 2 26 70 0 1 68 68 .270 .376 .490 .866 163 223 7 11 0 3 9 *3 MVP-16
1973 30 TOT AL 118 457 397 39 83 11 2 9 38 0 0 48 73 .209 .304 .315 .619 81 125 11 8 0 4 2 *3
1973 30 TEX AL 27 104 85 9 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 14 19 .188 .317 .259 .576 68 22 2 3 0 2 0 3
1973 30 CAL AL 91 353 312 30 67 8 2 8 32 0 0 34 54 .215 .300 .330 .630 84 103 9 5 0 2 2 3
1974 31 CAL AL 18 73 62 10 10 2 0 4 6 0 0 10 13 .161 .288 .387 .675 98 24 0 1 0 0 0 3
9 Seasons 907 3393 2854 362 695 93 16 130 380 7 17 448 645 .244 .358 .424 .782 129 1210 53 70 3 18 43
162 Game Avg. 162 606 510 65 124 17 3 23 68 1 3 80 115 .244 .358 .424 .782 129 216 9 13 1 3 8
TEX (6 yrs) 541 2000 1672 215 414 52 11 74 218 7 13 270 431 .248 .365 .425 .789 131 710 33 45 1 12 27
OAK (2 yrs) 242 939 784 106 200 31 2 44 121 0 4 130 139 .255 .372 .468 .841 148 367 10 19 2 4 14
CAL (2 yrs) 109 426 374 40 77 10 2 12 38 0 0 44 67 .206 .298 .340 .638 87 127 9 6 0 2 2
BAL (2 yrs) 15 28 24 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 .167 .286 .250 .536 59 6 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 28 OAK AL ALCS BAL L 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 OAK AL ALCS DET W 5 21 16 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 5 .188 .381 .375 .756 6 0 1 0 0 0
1972 29 OAK AL WS CIN W 6 21 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 .000 .238 .000 .238 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (3 Series) 13 47 37 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 11 .108 .298 .189 .487 7 0 1 0 0 1
2 ALCS 7 26 21 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 8 .190 .346 .333 .679 7 0 1 0 0 0
1 WS 6 21 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 .000 .238 .000 .238 0 0 0 0 0 1

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1969-AL-25-1%
1972-AL-16-3%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1969 AL--.414--3rd**
1972 AL--.376--6th

Slugging % s c a p y
1969 AL--.551--6th**
1972 AL--.490--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1969 AL--.965--5th**
1972 AL--.866--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1969 AL--30--9th
1972 AL--26--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1972 AL--68--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1969 AL--99--10th
1970 AL--117--5th
1971 AL--102--5th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1972 AL--163--4th
Career--129--168th

Runs Created s c a p y
1972 AL--88--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1969 AL--44--7th
1972 AL--37--4th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1969 AL--4.5--7th
1972 AL--4.0--4th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1972 AL--.764--5th
Career--.647--215th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1968 AL--13--4th
1969 AL--10--4th
1970 AL--9--2nd
1971 AL--12--1st
1972 AL--11--2nd
1973 AL--8--7th
Career--70--192nd

AB per HR s c a p y
1969 AL--13.4--5th**
1972 AL--17.5--3rd
Career--22.0--172nd

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 16 (1132), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Don Lock (934)
  6. Carmelo Martinez (929)
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  2. Gail Harris (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Bob Robertson (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Don Mincher (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bob Robertson (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1964 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

May 29, 1967: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Frank Bertaina to the Washington Senators for Pete Richert.

May 8, 1971: Traded by the Washington Senators with Darold Knowles to the Oakland Athletics for Frank Fernandez, Paul Lindblad, Don Mincher and cash.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Horacio Pina.

May 20, 1973: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek to the California Angels for Lloyd Allen and Jim Spencer.

May 4, 1974: Released by the California Angels.

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