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Mike Laga
Michael Russell Laga
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 14, 1960 in Ridgewood, NJ
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1982
Final Game: October 3, 1990
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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
1982 22 DET AL 27 92 88 6 23 9 0 3 11 1 0 4 23 .261 .293 .466 .759 105 41 1 0 0 0 0 3/D
1983 23 DET AL 12 22 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .190 .227 .190 .418 18 4 1 0 0 0 0 /D3
1984 24 DET AL 9 12 11 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .545 .583 .545 1.129 216 6 0 0 0 0 0 /3D
1985 25 DET AL 9 36 36 3 6 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 9 .167 .167 .361 .528 40 13 1 0 0 0 0 /D3
1986 26 TOT MLB 33 102 91 13 19 5 0 6 16 0 0 10 31 .209 .294 .462 .756 104 42 1 1 0 0 2 3/D
1986 26 DET AL 15 50 45 6 9 1 0 3 8 0 0 5 13 .200 .280 .422 .702 88 19 0 0 0 0 1 3/D
1986 26 STL NL 18 52 46 7 10 4 0 3 8 0 0 5 18 .217 .308 .500 .808 120 23 1 1 0 0 1 3
1987 27 STL NL 17 33 29 4 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 7 .138 .182 .276 .458 19 8 1 0 0 2 1 3
1988 28 STL NL 41 102 100 5 13 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 21 .130 .147 .160 .307 -12 16 0 0 0 0 0 3
1989 29 SFG NL 17 21 20 1 4 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 6 .200 .238 .400 .638 82 8 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1990 30 SFG NL 23 29 27 4 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 7 .185 .241 .444 .686 88 12 1 1 0 0 0 3
9 Seasons 188 449 423 39 84 18 0 16 55 1 0 22 115 .199 .241 .355 .595 63 150 6 2 0 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 387 365 34 72 16 0 14 47 1 0 19 99 .199 .241 .355 .595 63 129 5 2 0 2 3
DET (5 yrs) 72 212 201 18 48 11 0 8 28 1 0 11 56 .239 .278 .413 .691 87 83 3 0 0 0 1
STL (3 yrs) 76 187 175 16 27 5 0 5 16 0 0 9 46 .154 .198 .269 .466 29 47 2 1 0 2 2
SFG (2 yrs) 40 50 47 5 9 2 0 3 11 0 0 2 13 .191 .240 .426 .666 86 20 1 1 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 116 237 222 21 36 7 0 8 27 0 0 11 59 .162 .207 .302 .509 41 67 3 2 0 2 2
AL (5 yrs) 72 212 201 18 48 11 0 8 28 1 0 11 56 .239 .278 .413 .691 87 83 3 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 DET AL 22 1B 19 16 154.1 168 163 4 1 18 .994 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 9.74 8.79 .992 9.85 8.51
1982 DET AL 22 DH 8
1983 DET AL 23 DH 6
1983 DET AL 23 1B 5 1 12.0 10 9 1 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 7.50 2.00 .990 9.90 8.24
1984 DET AL 24 1B 4 1 11.0 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 10.64 3.25 .992 9.74 8.25
1984 DET AL 24 DH 4
1985 DET AL 25 DH 5
1985 DET AL 25 1B 4 4 35.0 39 33 5 1 4 .974 1.1 37.7 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 9.77 9.50 .992 9.77 8.68
1986 TOT MLB 26 1B 28 22 203.2 228 207 21 0 19 1.000 3.3 19.4 3.3 0.8 2.6 0 10.08 8.14 .991 9.69 8.44
1986 DET AL 26 1B 12 11 99.0 105 98 7 0 10 1.000 0.8 9.7 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 9.55 8.75 .990 9.42 8.62
1986 DET AL 26 DH 2
1986 STL NL 26 1B 16 11 104.2 123 109 14 0 9 1.000 2.5 28.7 2.5 0.7 1.9 0 10.58 7.69 .992 9.94 8.31
1987 STL NL 27 1B 12 7 65.0 75 66 7 2 10 .973 -0.5 -9.2 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 10.11 6.08 .991 9.89 8.47
1988 STL NL 28 1B 37 24 240.1 310 293 17 0 26 1.000 1.1 5.5 1.1 -0.3 1.4 0 11.61 8.38 .991 9.96 8.65
1989 SFG NL 29 1B 4 1 20.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 36.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 7.65 4.25 .994 9.76 8.38
1990 SFG NL 30 1B 10 3 43.0 38 33 5 0 4 1.000 1.1 30.7 1.1 0.8 0.3 0 7.95 3.80 .992 9.59 7.88
9 Seasons 1B 123 79 784.1 898 832 62 4 84 .996 6.5 9.9 6.5 2.2 4.4 0 10.26 7.27 .991 9.82 8.46
5 Seasons DH 25
9 Seasons TOT 123 79 784.1 898 832 62 4 84 .996 6.5 9.9 6.5 2.2 4.4 0 10.26 7.27 .987 9.82 8.46

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).

September 2, 1986: Sent by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1986. The Detroit Tigers sent a player to be named later and Ken Hill to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Heath.

November 8, 1988: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 25, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 25, 1990: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Detroit Tigers$72,500
1988St. Louis Cardinals$100,000
1990San Francisco Giants$155,000
Career (may be incomplete)$327,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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