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Mike Garcia
Edward Miguel Garcia (The Big Bear)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 17, 1923 in San Gabriel, CA
High School: Visalia (Visalia, CA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1948
Final Game: September 2, 1961
Died: January 13, 1986 in Fairview Park, OH
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 24 CLE AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1949 25 CLE AL 14 5 .737 2.36 41 20 10 8 5 2 175.2 154 51 46 6 60 94 2 0 1 718 169 1.218 7.9 0.3 3.1 4.8 1.57 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 11 11 .500 3.86 33 29 0 11 0 0 184.0 191 88 79 15 74 76 0 0 2 804 113 1.440 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.7 1.03
1951 27 CLE AL 20 13 .606 3.15 47 30 14 15 1 6 254.0 239 101 89 10 82 118 3 0 6 1066 120 1.264 8.5 0.4 2.9 4.2 1.44 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 22 11 .667 2.37 46 36 8 19 6 4 292.1 284 93 77 9 87 143 7 1 4 1236 141 1.269 8.7 0.3 2.7 4.4 1.64 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 18 9 .667 3.25 38 35 3 21 3 0 271.2 260 106 98 18 81 134 3 0 3 1133 116 1.255 8.6 0.6 2.7 4.4 1.65 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 19 8 .704 2.64 45 34 8 13 5 5 258.2 220 85 76 6 71 129 2 0 1 1053 139 1.125 7.7 0.2 2.5 4.5 1.82 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 11 13 .458 4.02 38 31 7 6 2 3 210.2 230 101 94 17 56 6 120 3 0 2 894 100 1.358 9.8 0.7 2.4 5.1 2.14
1956 32 CLE AL 11 12 .478 3.78 35 30 1 8 4 0 197.2 213 93 83 18 74 5 119 5 0 3 874 111 1.452 9.7 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.61
1957 33 CLE AL 12 8 .600 3.75 38 27 5 9 1 0 211.1 221 98 88 14 73 6 110 6 1 2 915 100 1.391 9.4 0.6 3.1 4.7 1.51
1958 34 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 9.00 6 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 15 10 8 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 46 41 2.750 16.9 2.3 7.9 2.3 0.29
1959 35 CLE AL 3 6 .333 4.00 29 8 9 1 0 1 72.0 72 39 32 4 31 3 49 0 0 3 310 93 1.431 9.0 0.5 3.9 6.1 1.58
1960 36 CHW AL 0 0 4.58 15 0 3 0 0 2 17.2 23 9 9 2 10 0 8 0 0 3 82 83 1.868 11.7 1.0 5.1 4.1 0.80
1961 37 WSA AL 0 1 .000 4.74 16 0 9 0 0 0 19.0 23 14 10 1 13 3 14 1 0 0 97 82 1.895 10.9 0.5 6.2 6.6 1.08
14 Seasons 142 97 .594 3.27 428 281 77 111 27 23 2174.2 2148 888 789 122 719 23 1117 33 2 30 9237 117 1.318 8.9 0.5 3.0 4.6 1.55
162 Game Avg. 14 9 .594 3.27 41 27 7 11 3 2 209 206 85 76 12 69 107 3 0 3 886 117 1.318 8.9 0.5 3.0 4.6 1.55
CLE (12 yrs) 142 96 .597 3.24 397 281 65 111 27 21 2138.0 2102 865 770 119 696 20 1095 32 2 27 9058 118 1.309 8.8 0.5 2.9 4.6 1.57
WSA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.74 16 0 9 0 0 0 19.0 23 14 10 1 13 3 14 1 0 0 97 82 1.895 10.9 0.5 6.2 6.6 1.08
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 4.58 15 0 3 0 0 2 17.2 23 9 9 2 10 0 8 0 0 3 82 83 1.868 11.7 1.0 5.1 4.1 0.80

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1954 30 CLE AL WS L NYG 0 1 .000 5.40 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 3 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 26 2.000 10.8 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 5.40 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 3 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 26 2.000 10.8 0.0 7.2 7.2 1.00

Standard Batting

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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
1948 24 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 25 CLE AL 41 62 51 7 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 9 .235 .278 .333 .611 63 17 0 0 8 1 RoY-4
1950 26 CLE AL 33 72 65 4 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 25 .200 .224 .231 .455 18 15 0 1 5 1
1951 27 CLE AL 47 97 85 3 18 4 1 1 9 0 1 3 12 .212 .239 .318 .556 53 27 2 0 9 1 MVP-22
1952 28 CLE AL 46 110 95 6 13 3 0 0 10 0 0 5 26 .137 .180 .168 .348 -0 16 4 0 10 1 AS,MVP-9
1953 29 CLE AL 38 105 96 8 24 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 15 .250 .273 .302 .575 56 29 2 0 6 1 AS
1954 30 CLE AL 45 94 81 5 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 22 .136 .193 .136 .329 -9 11 1 0 6 1 1 AS,MVP-19
1955 31 CLE AL 38 78 69 4 15 4 0 0 7 0 1 4 14 .217 .253 .275 .529 40 19 2 0 3 2 0 1
1956 32 CLE AL 35 75 61 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 .115 .164 .131 .295 -22 8 2 1 8 2 0 1
1957 33 CLE AL 38 81 75 3 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 12 .160 .192 .187 .379 4 14 3 0 3 0 0 1
1958 34 CLE AL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 35 CLE AL 29 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .071 .071 .071 .143 -60 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 36 CHW AL 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 37 WSA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 428 792 696 41 127 23 1 2 62 0 2 31 151 .182 .218 .227 .445 21 158 16 2 58 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 300 263 16 48 9 0 1 23 0 1 12 57 .182 .218 .227 .445 21 60 6 1 22
CLE (12 yrs) 397 789 693 41 126 23 1 2 61 0 2 31 151 .182 .218 .227 .444 21 157 16 2 58 5 0
WSA (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 15 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 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
1954 30 CLE AL WS NYG L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 CLE AL 24 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 0.90
1949 CLE AL 25 P 41 46 11 34 1 4 .978 1.10 .961 1.01 RoY-4
1950 CLE AL 26 P 33 53 10 42 1 2 .981 1.58 .949 0.96
1951 CLE AL 27 P 47 66 18 46 2 4 .970 1.36 .952 0.99 MVP-22
1952 CLE AL 28 P 46 79 17 59 3 4 .962 1.65 .966 1.03 AS,MVP-9
1953 CLE AL 29 P 38 53 14 39 0 4 1.000 1.39 .955 0.88 AS
1954 CLE AL 30 P 45 34 258.2 62 20 41 1 2 .984 2.12 1.36 .958 2.01 0.93 AS,MVP-19
1955 CLE AL 31 P 38 31 210.2 42 12 29 1 0 .976 1.75 1.08 .955 1.99 0.83
1956 CLE AL 32 P 35 30 197.2 40 13 27 0 2 1.000 1.82 1.14 .948 1.92 0.82
1957 CLE AL 33 P 38 27 211.1 35 12 22 1 5 .971 1.45 0.89 .963 1.99 0.86
1958 CLE AL 34 P 6 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .950 1.91 0.82
1959 CLE AL 35 P 29 8 72.0 18 6 11 1 0 .944 2.12 0.59 .956 2.05 0.85
1960 CHW AL 36 P 15 0 17.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.55 0.33 .960 1.99 0.78
1961 WSA AL 37 P 16 0 19.0 4 0 1 3 0 .250 0.47 0.06 1.000 2.04 0.83
14 Seasons P 428 131 995.0 507 134 359 14 27 .972 4.46 1.15 .957 1.99 0.91
14 Seasons TOT 428 131 995.0 507 134 359 14 27 .972 4.46 1.15 .929 1.99 0.91

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1952
1953 *
1954

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1951 AL (22, 3%)
1952 AL (9, 15%)
1954 AL (19, 2%)
0.20 Career Shares (724th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1949 AL  2.357 (1st)
1951 AL  3.154 (6th)
1952 AL  2.371 (2nd)
1953 AL  3.247 (8th)
1954 AL  2.644 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1951 AL  20 (4th)
1952 AL  22 (3rd)
1953 AL  18 (5th)
1954 AL  19 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 AL  .737 (4th)
1951 AL  .606 (10th)
1952 AL  .667 (4th)
1953 AL  .667 (6th)
1954 AL  .704 (7th)
Career  .594 (131st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1949 AL  1.218 (3rd)
1951 AL  1.264 (6th)
1952 AL  1.269 (10th)
1953 AL  1.255 (7th)
1954 AL  1.125 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  7.890 (7th)
1954 AL  7.655 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  3.074 (4th)
1951 AL  2.906 (5th)
1952 AL  2.678 (5th)
1953 AL  2.683 (6th)
1954 AL  2.470 (5th)
1955 AL  2.392 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  4.816 (5th)
1951 AL  4.181 (8th)
1953 AL  4.439 (10th)
1955 AL  5.127 (6th)
1956 AL  5.418 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL  41 (8th)
1951 AL  47 (3rd)
1952 AL  46 (2nd)
1954 AL  45 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1951 AL  6 (5th)
1954 AL  5 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1951 AL  254.0 (4th)
1952 AL  292.3 (2nd)
1953 AL  271.7 (2nd)
1954 AL  258.7 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1951 AL  118 (7th)
1952 AL  143 (5th)
1953 AL  134 (5th)
1954 AL  129 (7th)
1955 AL  120 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1951 AL  30 (6th)
1952 AL  36 (1st)
1953 AL  35 (3rd)
1954 AL  34 (3rd)
1955 AL  31 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1951 AL  15 (10th)
1952 AL  19 (4th)
1953 AL  21 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL  5 (3rd)
1952 AL  6 (1st)
1953 AL  3 (9th)
1954 AL  5 (1st)
1956 AL  4 (2nd)
Career  27 (146th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 AL  18 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1951 AL  239 (2nd)
1952 AL  284 (1st)
1953 AL  260 (3rd)
1954 AL  220 (7th)
1955 AL  230 (4th)
1956 AL  213 (10th)
1957 AL  221 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1949 AL  1.567 (1st)
1951 AL  1.439 (4th)
1952 AL  1.644 (6th)
1953 AL  1.654 (3rd)
1954 AL  1.817 (4th)
1955 AL  2.143 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  .307 (2nd)
1951 AL  .354 (1st)
1952 AL  .277 (2nd)
1953 AL  .596 (8th)
1954 AL  .209 (1st)
1957 AL  .596 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL  13 (7th)
1955 AL  13 (6th)
1956 AL  12 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1953 AL  98 (6th)
1955 AL  94 (3rd)
1957 AL  88 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 AL  6 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 AL  7 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1951 AL  1066 (4th)
1952 AL  1236 (2nd)
1953 AL  1133 (2nd)
1954 AL  1053 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1949 AL  169 (1st)
1951 AL  120 (8th)
1952 AL  141 (5th)
1953 AL  116 (10th)
1954 AL  139 (1st)
Career  117 (157th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1952 AL  10 (10th)
1956 AL  8 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (206), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 125 (141), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 48 (277), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

May 29, 1958: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

Before 1959 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 23, 1959: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

November 27, 1959: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

May 23, 1960: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

September 1, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 11, 1960: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

July 19, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

September 5, 1961: Released by the Washington Senators.

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