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Mike Young
Michael Darren Young

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School Saint Mary's College of California

Debut September 14, 1982
  vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1989
Born March 20, 1960 in Oakland, CA

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 22 BAL AL   6    2    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 23 BAL AL  25   36    5    6   2  1   0    2   1  0   2   8  .167  .231  .278   41   10   4   0   0   1   1
 1984 24 BAL AL 123  401   59  101  17  2  17   52   6  2  58 110  .252  .355  .431  119  173   2   2   2   7   5 RoY-5
 1985 25 BAL AL 139  450   72  123  22  1  28   81   1  5  48 104  .273  .348  .513  136  231   1   1   5   4   9
 1986 26 BAL AL 117  369   43   93  15  1   9   42   3  1  49  90  .252  .342  .371   96  137   2   3   2   3  13
 1987 27 BAL AL 110  363   46   87  10  1  16   39  10  7  46  91  .240  .328  .405   96  147   0   1   2   2   7
 1988 28 TOT     83  160   15   33  14  0   1   14   0  0  28  48  .206  .328  .313   84   50   1   2   2   2   1
         PHI NL  75  146   13   33  14  0   1   14   0  0  26  43  .226  .343  .342   97   50   0   2   1   1   1
         MIL AL   8   14    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .000  .176  .000  -46    0   1   0   1   1   0
 1989 29 CLE AL  32   59    2   11   0  0   1    5   1  2   6  13  .186  .273  .237   45   14   0   0   1   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      635 1840  244  454  80  6  72  235  22 17 237 465  .247  .338  .414  107  762  10   9  14  20  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        469   62  116  20  2  18   60   6  4  60 119  .247  .338  .414  107  194   3   2   4   5   9
 Career High    139  450   72  123  22  2  28   81  10  7  58 110  .273  .355  .513  136  231   4   3   5   7  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 22 BAL AL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .264| .000  .328| .000  .402| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1983 23 BAL AL   43   35    2   1.5    96| .167  .263| .231  .325| .278  .397| .509  .722|  41  .120  -3.0  -0.3 100%
 1984 24 BAL AL  470  311   66   5.7    95| .252  .261| .355  .324| .431  .394| .786  .718| 119  .604  11.8   1.2  75%
 1985 25 BAL AL  504  343   78   6.1    96| .273  .258| .348  .323| .513  .400| .861  .723| 136  .626  21.6   2.1  16%
 1986 26 BAL AL  426  295   47   4.3    99| .252  .259| .342  .327| .371  .404| .713  .731|  96  .458  -0.4   0.0  75%
 1987 27 BAL AL  412  291   48   4.4   103| .240  .262| .328  .329| .405  .420| .733  .749|  96  .445  -2.1  -0.2  58%
 1988 28 TOT     193  131   19   3.9    91| .206  .258| .328  .322| .313  .379| .641  .701|  84  .486  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         PHI NL  175  116   19   4.4    90| .226  .257| .343  .321| .342  .378| .685  .699|  97  .547   1.2   0.1   0%
         MIL AL   18   15    0   0.0    95| .000  .260| .176  .326| .000  .392| .176  .718| -46  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1989 29 CLE AL   66   50    4   2.1    94| .186  .262| .273  .327| .237  .385| .510  .712|  45  .216  -4.4  -0.5  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2116 1458  264   4.8    97| .247  .260| .338  .325| .414  .401| .752  .726| 107  .523  21.3   2.0  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1982 22 BAL AL DH 2 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 23 BAL AL OF 22 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.18 2.16 2.29 2.50 7 102.3 LF 14 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 0.93 1.90 2.42 2.33 2 48.3 RF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 1.85 2.33 2.25 5 54.0 DH 3 1984 24 BAL AL OF 115 216 4 4 0 .982 .983 1.91 2.17 2.08 2.51 105 953.3 RF 85 150 3 3 0 .981 .979 1.80 1.88 2.08 2.23 72 662.0 LF 40 70 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.77 1.80 2.20 2.27 33 290.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1985 25 BAL AL OF 90 190 6 5 0 .975 .982 2.18 2.10 2.36 2.44 83 746.3 LF 83 163 4 5 0 .971 .977 2.01 1.77 2.31 2.25 75 650.3 DH 37 RF 20 25 2 1 0 .964 .978 1.35 1.82 2.53 2.17 8 96.0 1986 26 BAL AL LF 69 148 1 6 0 .961 .977 2.16 1.77 2.41 2.24 62 556.0 DH 38 1987 27 BAL AL OF 60 117 0 3 0 .975 .980 1.95 2.00 2.18 2.31 54 483.3 LF 54 109 0 2 0 .982 .974 2.02 1.73 2.18 2.11 51 450.7 DH 47 CF 7 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 1.29 2.34 2.48 2.70 3 32.7 1988 28 TOT OF 44 76 0 5 0 .938 .982 1.73 1.99 2.53 2.28 28 270.4 TOT RF 40 62 0 5 0 .925 .979 1.55 1.75 2.23 2.05 26 249.7 TOT LF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 1.75 3.04 2.13 2 20.7 PHI NL OF 42 76 0 5 0 .938 .982 1.81 1.98 2.55 2.28 28 268.7 RF 39 62 0 5 0 .925 .979 1.59 1.75 2.24 2.05 26 248.7 LF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 1.73 3.15 2.12 2 20.0 MIL AL DH 5 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 0.00 2.65 0 1.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1989 29 CLE AL DH 15 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.19 0 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 24 BAL AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 27 BAL AL CF 7 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 1.29 2.34 2.48 2.70 3 32.7 1982 22 BAL AL DH 2 1983 23 BAL AL DH 3 1984 24 BAL AL DH 1 1985 25 BAL AL DH 37 1986 26 BAL AL DH 38 1987 27 BAL AL DH 47 1988 28 MIL AL DH 5 1989 29 CLE AL DH 15 1982 22 BAL AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 23 BAL AL LF 14 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 0.93 1.90 2.42 2.33 2 48.3 1984 24 BAL AL LF 40 70 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.77 1.80 2.20 2.27 33 290.3 1985 25 BAL AL LF 83 163 4 5 0 .971 .977 2.01 1.77 2.31 2.25 75 650.3 1986 26 BAL AL LF 69 148 1 6 0 .961 .977 2.16 1.77 2.41 2.24 62 556.0 1987 27 BAL AL LF 54 109 0 2 0 .982 .974 2.02 1.73 2.18 2.11 51 450.7 1988 28 TOT LF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 1.75 3.04 2.13 2 20.7 PHI NL LF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 1.73 3.15 2.12 2 20.0 MIL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1989 29 CLE AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.19 0 7.0 1982 22 BAL AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 23 BAL AL OF 22 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.18 2.16 2.29 2.50 7 102.3 1984 24 BAL AL OF 115 216 4 4 0 .982 .983 1.91 2.17 2.08 2.51 105 953.3 1985 25 BAL AL OF 90 190 6 5 0 .975 .982 2.18 2.10 2.36 2.44 83 746.3 1986 26 BAL AL OF 69 149 1 6 0 .962 .980 2.17 2.06 2.43 2.39 62 556.0 1987 27 BAL AL OF 60 117 0 3 0 .975 .980 1.95 2.00 2.18 2.31 54 483.3 1988 28 TOT OF 44 76 0 5 0 .938 .982 1.73 1.99 2.53 2.28 28 270.4 PHI NL OF 42 76 0 5 0 .938 .982 1.81 1.98 2.55 2.28 28 268.7 MIL AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 0.00 2.65 0 1.7 1989 29 CLE AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 1.29 2.44 0 7.0 1983 23 BAL AL RF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 1.85 2.33 2.25 5 54.0 1984 24 BAL AL RF 85 150 3 3 0 .981 .979 1.80 1.88 2.08 2.23 72 662.0 1985 25 BAL AL RF 20 25 2 1 0 .964 .978 1.35 1.82 2.53 2.17 8 96.0 1988 28 TOT RF 40 62 0 5 0 .925 .979 1.55 1.75 2.23 2.05 26 249.7 PHI NL RF 39 62 0 5 0 .925 .979 1.59 1.75 2.24 2.05 26 248.7 MIL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 402 775 12 25 0 .969 .982 1.96 2.09 2.27 2.42 339 3119.7 266 8 153# LF* 266 512 6 14 0 .974 .977 1.95 1.77 2.30 2.22 225 2024.3 RF* 153 250 6 9 0 .966 .979 1.67 1.84 2.17 2.18 111 1061.7 DH 148 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 8 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 1.12 2.38 2.40 2.70 3 33.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 402 775 12 25 0 .969 .982 1.96 2.09 2.27 2.42 339 3120
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Slugging %
1985 AL-.513-8

OPS
1985 AL-.861-10

Adjusted OPS+
1985 AL-136-9

Hit By Pitch
1984 AL-7-8

At Bats per Home Run
1985 AL-16.1-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 3 (1994) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1904) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 21, 1988: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Schu, Jeff Stone, and Keith Hughes. The Baltimore Orioles sent Frank Bellino (minors) (June 14, 1988) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

August 24, 1988: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Madrid.

March 29, 1989: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 4, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 8, 1989: Purchased by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central) from the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Baltimore Orioles$121,000
1986Baltimore Orioles$387,500
1987Baltimore Orioles$350,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$395,000
1989Cleveland Indians$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,403,500

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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