Mike Gallego

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)

Born: October 31, 1960 in Whittier, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: St. Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1985 (Age 24-162d, 14,999th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 23, 1997 (Age 36-265d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Michael Anthony Gallego

Pronunciation: \gah-YAY-go\

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Relatives: Uncle of Austin Barnes

1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.0

2931

700

.239

374

RBI

282

OBP

.320

SLG

.328

OPS

.648

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 42 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
OAK	23
NYY	19

Platoon
vs RHP	25
vs LHP	17

Home/Road
Away	23
Home	19

Outs
0	21
1	11
2	10

12 Opps
TEX	7
CAL	6
MIN	5
CHW	5
BOS	4
MIL	4
KCR	3
SEA	3
TOR	2
CLE	1
NYY	1
BAL	1

37 Pitchers
Chuck Finley	4
Bill Wegman	2
Frank Viola	2
Adam Peterson	1
Kevin Appier	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Gary Eave	1
Matt Whiteside	1
John Barfield	1
Erik Hanson	1
Eddie Guardado	1
Wes Gardner	1
Mike Magnante	1
Chris Bosio	1
Bobby Witt	1
Mike Mussina	1
Jeff Shaw	1
Alex Fernandez	1
Héctor Fajardo	1
Jack McDowell	1
Mark Davis	1
Mark Langston	1
Jim Acker	1
Teddy Higuera	1
Jay Howell	1
Craig Lefferts	1
Ramón García	1
Jim Abbott	1
Joel Davis	1
Kenny Rogers	1
Roy Smith	1
Rich DeLucia	1
Dave Stewart	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Danny Darwin	1
Bruce Hurst	1
Scott Sanderson	1

14 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	11
Yankee Stad (NYC)	8
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Metrodome (MIN)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	32
78	5
89	3
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	8
1	7
7+	7
6	5
4	5
2	4
Unk	4
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	38
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	9
12-	1
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1

58 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	29
1 on	11
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	13

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	5
6	7
7	11
8	7
9	3

1-3	7
4-6	14
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	8
+1	6
Tied	4
-1	3
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	8

Ahead	21
Tied	4
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	9
0-0	7
1-1	5
Unk	4
1-0	4
2-2	4
2-1	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	20
SS	17
3B	5

OrderPos
8th	26
9th	12
7th	2
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1985-09-22	OAK	@	CHW	Joel Davis	behind 2-5	t 5	1	---		1	9	4	0.080	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1987-05-13	OAK	@	MIL	Teddy Higuera	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	1--		2	9	5	0.124	93%		Home Run; S. Javier Scores
3	3	2	1	1987-08-06	OAK	@	MIN	Frank Viola	behind 1-7	t 6	0	---		1	9	4	0.023	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1988-05-27	OAK		BOS	Bruce Hurst	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	8	4	0.099	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1988-06-29	OAK		MIL	Bill Wegman	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	5	0.120	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1989-05-20	OAK		BOS	Wes Gardner	ahead 3-1	b 2	1	---	6,(2-2) CCBFBX	1	9	6	0.080	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	1989-06-27	OAK	@	MIN	Roy Smith	behind 2-3	t 4	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	9	6	0.240	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Javier Scores
8	8	3	1	1989-07-07	OAK		TEX	Bobby Witt	behind 1-6	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	9	6	0.020	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1990-04-14	OAK	@	SEA	Gary Eave	ahead 4-1	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	4	0.045	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	2	1	1990-07-24	OAK		CAL	Jim Abbott	ahead 3-2	b 6	1	1--	4,(1-2) FCBX	2	8	6	0.163	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Hassey Scores
11	11	3	1	1990-08-22	OAK	@	CHW	Adam Peterson	ahead 6-1	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	6	0.003	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1991-05-28	OAK	@	TOR	Jim Acker	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	1--	10,(3-2) B>L1BCFFFBFX	2	9	4	0.136	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); W. Weiss Scores; M. Gallego Scores
13	13	2	1	1991-05-31	OAK	@	CHW	Ramón García	tied 0-0	t 2	2	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	9	4	0.307	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Baines Scores; M. McGwire Scores; W. Weiss Scores; M. Gallego Scores
14	14	3	1	1991-07-03	OAK	@	TEX	John Barfield	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.077	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	4	1	1991-07-05	OAK	@	KCR	Mike Magnante	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	8	4	0.006	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Gallego Scores
16	16	5	1	1991-07-15	OAK		CLE	Jeff Shaw	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	10,(3-2) BCCFBBFFFX	1	8	4	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Gallego Scores
17	17	6	1	1991-07-21	OAK		NYY	Scott Sanderson	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	6	0.057	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Gallego Scores
18	18	7	1	1991-08-10	OAK	@	CAL	Mark Langston	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.064	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Gallego Scores
19	19	8	1	1991-08-12	OAK	@	SEA	Rich DeLucia	behind 1-4	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	0.125	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. McGwire Scores; M. Gallego Scores
20	20	9	1	1991-08-22	OAK		CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 1-0	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	4	0.071	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Gallego Scores
21	21	10	1	1991-09-09	OAK		CHW	Alex Fernandez	behind 0-6	b 5	1	---	8,(3-2) BBFSFBFX	1	8	4	0.023	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Gallego Scores
22	22	11	1	1991-09-25	OAK		KCR	Mark Davis	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	--3	5,(3-1) SBB.BX	2	8	4	0.100	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Steinbach Scores/unER; M. Gallego Scores/unER
23	23	12	1	1991-09-28	OAK		TEX	Héctor Fajardo	behind 2-3	b 7	2	---	7,(3-2) CBBBFFX	1	8	6	0.254	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Gallego Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1992-05-25	NYY		MIL	Chris Bosio	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.102	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Gallego Scores
25	25	2	1	1992-06-18	NYY	@	BOS	Danny Darwin	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	7,(2-2) CCBBFFX	1	9	4	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Gallego Scores
26	26	3	1	1992-06-22	NYY	@	BAL	Mike Mussina	behind 0-4	t 6	1	---	6,(3-2) FBBBFX	1	9	4	0.046	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Gallego Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1993-04-27	NYY	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.085	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	2	2	1993-04-27	NYY	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 4-0	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	5	0.010	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
29	29	3	1	1993-05-30	NYY		CHW	Jack McDowell	ahead 4-3	b 8	2	1--	4,(1-2) 1F1BS1X	2	7	6	0.117	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. O'Neill Scores
30	30	4	1	1993-06-07	NYY	@	KCR	Kevin Appier	behind 1-8	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	5	1	1993-07-21	NYY		SEA	Erik Hanson	behind 1-3	b 7	2	-2-	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	8	6	0.334	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. O'Neill Scores/unER; M. Gallego Scores/unER
32	32	6	1	1993-08-04	NYY		TOR	Dave Stewart	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---		1	8	6	0.156	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	7	1	1993-08-07	NYY	@	MIN	Eddie Guardado	behind 2-5	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	5	0.084	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	8	1	1993-09-06	NYY	@	TEX	Craig Lefferts	behind 2-8	t 9	2	12-	6,(3-2) CBBCBX	3	8	4	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Williams Scores; M. Stanley Scores
35	35	9	1	1993-09-16	NYY		BOS	Frank Viola	behind 0-4	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	4	0.072	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	10	1	1993-09-22	NYY		MIN	Kevin Tapani	behind 1-5	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0.043	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1994-04-07	NYY		TEX	Kenny Rogers	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	6	0.087	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	2	2	1994-04-07	NYY		TEX	Jay Howell	ahead 16-6	b 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) .BX	2	8	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); G. Williams Scores
39	39	3	1	1994-05-17	NYY	@	MIN	Jim Deshaies	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.138	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	4	1	1994-06-06	NYY	@	TEX	Matt Whiteside	ahead 11-6	t 8	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	6	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Williams Scores
41	41	5	1	1994-07-21	NYY	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	7,(3-2) CBFBBFX	1	8	6	0.113	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
42	42	6	1	1994-08-01	NYY	@	MIL	Bill Wegman	behind 1-3	t 5	0	1--	7,(3-2) BBBC>F>F1X	2	8	6	0.183	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Williams Scores