Mike Heath

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: February 5, 1955 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: June 3, 1978 (Age 23-118d, 14,036th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1991 (Age 36-147d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Michael Thomas Heath

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1978 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

4212

1061

.252

462

RBI

469

OBP

.300

SLG

.367

OPS

.667

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-12 / in Starts: 15-9
Longest Hitting Streak	13 games
Longest On Base Streak	17 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	61 (28-21-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (29-20-10)

Most Driven In
G Thomasson	2
R White	1
G Nettles	1
F Stanley	1
C Chambliss	1
M Rivers	1
D GarcÃa	1

Most Driven In By
C Johnson	1
C Chambliss	1
M Rivers	1
W Randolph	1
T Munson	1
F Stanley	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	49 (48)	Jun 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						C
2	2	55 (5)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.23	-0.088	2.14	-0.09%	-0.59	C
3	3	74 (18)	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.97	-0.008	1.15	-0.01%	0.06	C
4	4	75	Jun 30	NYY		DET	W,10-2	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9	.62	-0.054	.51	-0.03%	1.22	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	78 (2)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	8	.76	0.008	.81	0.01%	-0.06	C
6	6	85 (6)	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	7	.57	0.004	.30	0.00%	-0.21	C
7	7	86	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG(11)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9	1.17	0.025	.56	0.01%	0.26	C
8	8	87	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.375	.391	.766	9	.15	-0.001	.09	0.00%	0.28	C
9	9	88	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.370	.728	8	1.40	-0.075	.59	-0.02%	-0.34	C
10	10	89	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-9	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.344	.355	.699	9	1.12	-0.066	.33	-0.01%	-0.65	C
11	11	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.333	.343	.676	9	1.04	-0.045	.21	-0.01%	-0.50	C
12	12	91	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.325	.333	.658	9	.64	-0.026	.13	0.00%	-0.40	C
13	13	92	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.318	.326	.644	8	1.40	-0.037	.39	-0.01%	-0.37	C
14	14	93	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.298	.306	.319	.625	9	.85	0.072	.32	0.02%	-0.56	C
15	15	94	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.302	.333	.635	9	1.26	0.064	.61	0.02%	0.13	C
16	16	95	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.304	.321	.624	8	1.09	0.003	.61	0.00%	-0.06	C
17	17	96	Jul 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.317	.357	.674	8	.79	0.027	.40	0.01%	0.49	C
18	18	97	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.317	.373	.690	8	.97	-0.026	.64	-0.01%	-0.15	C
19	19	98	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,11-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.317	.373	.690	3						C
20	20	99	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-17	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.328	.371	.699	8	.05	-0.002	.05	0.00%	0.23	C
21	21	101 (1)	Jul 29	NYY		MIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.310	.348	.658	8	.59	-0.044	.49	-0.02%	-1.42	C
22	22	103 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.297	.333	.631	7	1.52	-0.108	1.47	-0.06%	-0.78	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	113 (9)	Aug 10	NYY		MIL	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.295	.329	.624	8	.21	0.017	.22	0.01%	-0.72	C
24	24	116 (2)	Aug 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.288	.320	.608	8	1.02	-0.049	.98	-0.03%	-0.35	C
25	25	118 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.284	.316	.600	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
26	26	128 (9)	Aug 28	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.282	.304	.586	8	.46	-0.038	.41	-0.02%	-0.68	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	27	135 (6)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.282	.304	.586	3						C
28	28	139 (3)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	6-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.313	.603	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	PR C
29	29	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.287	.309	.596	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
30	30	143 (2)	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.287	.309	.596	3						C
31	31	144	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	1-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.286	.306	.592	3	.58	-0.040	2.88	-0.12%	-0.05	C
32	32	145	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.274	.292	.566	9	.37	-0.037	1.84	-0.11%	-1.19	C
33	33	146	Sep 15	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.265	.283	.548	9	.40	-0.032	3.57	-0.17%	-0.97	C
							21-12		99	92	6	21	3	1	0	8	4	0	9	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.228	.265	.283	.548		.79	-0.556	.76	-0.65%	-7.53

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