Mike García

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1923 in San Gabriel, CA us

Died: January 13, 1986 in Fairview Park, OH

Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA

High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)

Debut: October 3, 1948 (Age 24-321d, 10,573rd in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 2, 1961 (Age 37-289d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Edward Miguel Garcia

Nicknames: The Big Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

142

ERA

3.27

428

281

2174.2

1117

WHIP

1.318

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (3)	Apr 29 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,11-13	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (3)	May 5	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	20 (5)	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
5	23 (2)	May 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-11		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	26 (2)	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (2)	May 20 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-3	GF	16	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 26	CLE		CHW	L,0-6	GS	33	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	39 (5)	May 30 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	44 (4)	Jun 4	CLE		NYY	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	51 (6)	Jun 10 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-8	GS	35	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
12	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55 (2)	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	57 (1)	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-7		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (2)	Jun 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	62 (1)	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65 (2)	Jun 27	CLE		SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	70 (4)	Jul 2	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	73 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3		22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	77 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,10-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	79 (1)	Jul 13	CLE		NYY	W,11-8	GF	12	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	82 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
23	85 (2)	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87 (1)	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	92 (4)	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
26	96 (3)	Jul 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	97	Jul 31	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	98	Aug 1 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	101 (2)	Aug 3	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	105 (3)	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	109 (3)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
32	113 (3)	Aug 16	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-4	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
33	115 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	119 (3)	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	124 (4)	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	126 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	128 (1)	Aug 29	CLE		PHA	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	1	2	1	4	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	132 (3)	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	133	Sep 3 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	137 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
41	140 (2)	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	141	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS	21	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
43	142	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-9	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	145 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	GF	9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
45	148 (2)	Sep 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
46	152 (3)	Sep 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-9	GS	32	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	153	Sep 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
							47gm		254.0	18	46	2	66	4