Mike Venafro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: August 2, 1973 in Takoma Park, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 29th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Paul VI HS (Fairfax, VA)

School: James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: April 24, 1999 (Age 25-265d, 17,434th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 2006 (Age 33-059d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Michael Robert Venafro

Pronunciation: \VEN-a-fro\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

ERA

4.09

307

253.1

131

WHIP

1.413

Summary of 15 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

4 Tms
TEX	8
OAK	5
LAD	1
TBD	1

Platoon
vs RHB	12
vs LHB	3

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	4

Outs
1	8
2	6
0	1

11 Opps
TEX	2
ANA	2
NYY	2
SEA	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
BOS	1
HOU	1
BAL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

15 Batters
Nomar Garciaparra	1
David Eckstein	1
Mike Cameron	1
Mark McLemore	1
Scott Brosius	1
Carl Everett	1
Orlando Merced	1
Darrin Fletcher	1
Bernie Williams	1
Albert Belle	1
José Valentín	1
J.T. Snow	1
Bill Haselman	1
Ron Coomer	1
Mo Vaughn	1

7 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	7
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	5
78	4
9	3
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	6
3	4
6	2
4	1
1	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	6
12-	3
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1
1--	1

31 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	6
1 on	3
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	9

Inning
6	2
7	5
8	6
9	1
Extra	1

4-6	2
7-end	13

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

Ahead	10
Tied	2
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	3
3-2	2
1-1	2
3-1	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
0-0	1
2-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	4
SS	3
CF	2
C	2
PH	1
RF	1
DH	1
3B	1

OrderPos
4th	4
7th	2
5th	2
8th	2
6th	2
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-05-05	Nomar Garciaparra	BOS		TEX	behind 1-7	b 7	2	--3	6,(3-2) BTBBSX	2	4	6	3%	5%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Offerman Scores
2	2	2	1	1999-08-08	Darrin Fletcher	TOR	@	TEX	tied 7-7	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) FCX	1	7	2	24%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
3	3	3	1	1999-08-23	Scott Brosius	NYY	@	TEX	ahead 11-2	t 6	1	12-	5,(3-1) FBBBX	3	8	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Leyritz Scores; R. Ledée Scores
4	4	4	1	1999-09-22	Albert Belle	BAL	@	TEX	ahead 6-4	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	4	9	9%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2000-04-21	Ron Coomer	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	6	3	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Lawton Scores; T. Hunter Scores
6	6	2	1	2000-09-24	Mo Vaughn	ANA	@	TEX	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	123	5,(1-2) CBSFX	4	4	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Erstad Scores; T. Glaus Scores/unER; B. Gil Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2001-04-08	Mark McLemore	SEA	@	TEX	behind 2-4	t 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) BBCCX	2	8	PH	31%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Boone Scores
8	8	2	1	2001-05-11	José Valentín	CHW		TEX	tied 5-5	b 10	1	---	6,(3-2) BCLBBX	1	2	6	41%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2002-04-04	Bill Haselman	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	1-3	5,(2-2) BSCBX	3	9	2	25%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Rodríguez Scores; R. Greer Scores
10	10	2	1	2002-06-08	Orlando Merced	HOU	@	OAK	behind 0-5	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	2002-06-25	Mike Cameron	SEA		OAK	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	1-3	3,(1-1) CBX	3	6	8	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Olerud Scores; C. Guillén Scores
12	12	4	1	2002-07-17	David Eckstein	ANA	@	OAK	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	1	6	10%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Spiezio Scores; A. Kennedy Scores
13	13	5	1	2002-07-26	Carl Everett	TEX		OAK	ahead 10-4	b 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Rodríguez Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2003-04-06	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	TBD	ahead 5-1	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	4	8	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2004-10-01	J.T. Snow	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	3	13%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)