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Mike Roarke
Michael Thomas Roarke
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 8, 1930 in West Warwick, RI
Schools: Boston College
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1961
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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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
1961 30 DET AL 86 253 229 21 51 6 1 2 22 0 0 20 31 .223 .283 .284 .567 51 65 6 0 2 2 3 2
1962 31 DET AL 56 150 136 11 29 4 1 4 14 0 0 13 17 .213 .287 .346 .632 68 47 4 1 0 0 2 2
1963 32 DET AL 23 47 44 5 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .318 .362 .318 .680 91 14 1 1 0 0 1 2
1964 33 DET AL 29 93 82 4 19 1 0 0 7 0 0 10 10 .232 .315 .244 .559 57 20 1 0 1 0 0 2
4 Seasons 194 543 491 41 113 11 2 6 44 0 0 45 61 .230 .296 .297 .594 60 146 12 2 3 2 6
162 Game Avg. 162 453 410 34 94 9 2 5 37 0 0 38 51 .230 .296 .297 .594 60 122 10 2 3 2 5
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1961 DET AL 30 C 85 67 606.1 410 383 22 5 5 .988 3.0 5.9 3 6.01 4.76 .989 6.21 5.44 6 10 17 14 45%
1962 DET AL 31 C 53 39 367.1 276 247 24 5 1 .982 2.0 6.5 2 6.64 5.11 .989 6.30 5.57 3 9 16 12 43%
1963 DET AL 32 C 16 9 94.2 74 68 5 1 1 .986 0.0 0.0 0 6.94 4.56 .989 6.65 5.78 2 3 3 2 40%
1964 DET AL 33 C 27 25 221.1 177 165 11 1 0 .994 -1.0 -5.4 -1 7.16 6.52 .990 7.07 6.07 4 13 3 4 57%
4 Seasons C 181 140 1289.2 937 863 62 12 7 .987 4.0 3.7 4 6.46 5.11 .989 6.41 5.60 15 35 39 32 45%
4 Seasons TOT 181 140 1289.2 937 863 62 12 7 .987 4.0 3.7 4 6.46 5.11 .976 6.41 5.60 15 35 39 32 45%

Transactions

June 19, 1952: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1959: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Don Kaiser and Casey Wise to the Detroit Tigers for Charley Lau and Don Lee.

October 9, 1964: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

August 16, 1966: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

September 7, 1966: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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