Mike Difelice

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: May 28, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

High School: Bearden HS (Knoxville, TN)

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: September 1, 1996 (Age 27-096d, 16,964th in major league history)
vs. COL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 18, 2008 (Age 38-326d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Michael William Difelice

Pronunciation: \DEE-fah-lease\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

1558

368

.236

145

RBI

167

OBP

.288

SLG

.355

OPS

.643

OPS+

Summary of 28 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
TBD	17
STL	8
KCR	3

Platoon
vs RHP	21
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	13

Outs
0	12
2	11
1	5

20 Opps
SEA	3
BOS	3
CHW	3
CIN	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
COL	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
ANA	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
DET	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

28 Pitchers
Mike James	1
Will Cunnane	1
Brett Tomko	1
Carlos Castillo	1
Rocky Biddle	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Tom Gordon	1
Rich Garcés	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Frankie Rodriguez	1
Frank Castillo	1
Pat Rapp	1
Jaret Wright	1
José Mesa	1
Bruce Chen	1
José Paniagua	1
Jason Grimsley	1
Tim Crabtree	1
Eric DuBose	1
Mike Mimbs	1
Mike Trombley	1
Orel Hershiser	1
Ben Sheets	1
Bob Patterson	1
David Wells	1
José Rosado	1
Willie Blair	1
Allen Watson	1

14 Parks
TropicanaFld (STP)	10
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	11
78	8
9	5
8	3
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
6	5
4	5
2	5
5	4
3	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	4
-23	2
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1

40 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	19
1 on	6
2 on	3
Any on	9

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	4
4	2
5	5
6	3
7	2
8	5
9	3

1-3	8
4-6	10
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	5

Ahead	13
Tied	6
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
2-2	6
2-1	3
0-1	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
1-0	2
0-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	27
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
8th	11
7th	9
9th	7
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1997-05-08	STL		PHI	Mike Mimbs	behind 1-2	b 5	2	---	6,(2-2) BSCBFX	1	7	2	0.160	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1997-06-09	STL	@	SDP	Will Cunnane	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	2	0.116	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	1997-06-27	STL	@	CIN	Brett Tomko	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.193	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Clayton Scores
4	4	4	1	1997-09-17	STL	@	CHC	Bob Patterson	ahead 10-5	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.006	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Gaetti Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1998-04-04	TBD		CHW	Carlos Castillo	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	9	2	0.054	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Butler Scores; D. Martinez Scores
6	6	2	1	1998-04-19	TBD	@	ANA	Allen Watson	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) SBBFX	1	9	2	0.062	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1998-08-31	TBD	@	MIN	Mike Trombley	behind 0-2	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BSFBX	1	9	2	0.120	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1999-04-11	TBD		BOS	Pat Rapp	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	-2-	5,(2-2) BB.CFX	2	8	2	0.085	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Cairo Scores
9	9	2	1	1999-06-25	TBD		TOR	David Wells	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	12-	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	8	2	0.064	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Trammell Scores; D. Martinez Scores
10	10	3	1	1999-07-17	TBD		NYM	Orel Hershiser	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	8	2	0.071	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	1999-08-04	TBD	@	SEA	Frankie Rodriguez	ahead 5-0	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.008	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Ledesma Scores
12	12	5	1	1999-08-08	TBD		CLE	Jaret Wright	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	9	2	0.108	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	6	1	1999-08-22	TBD		KCR	José Rosado	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	9	2	0.108	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2000-05-28	TBD		SEA	José Mesa	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.241	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	2000-06-24	TBD	@	TEX	Tim Crabtree	tied 5-5	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	8	2	0.223	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	3	1	2000-06-29	TBD		TOR	Frank Castillo	behind 1-10	b 6	1	---	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	1	7	2	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	4	1	2000-07-03	TBD		DET	Willie Blair	behind 2-3	b 4	2	1--	6,(2-2) FSBBFX	2	8	2	0.233	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Guillén Scores
18	18	5	1	2000-08-20	TBD	@	CHW	Rocky Biddle	behind 6-10	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) CSFBBX	1	7	2	0.059	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	2000-09-28	TBD		NYY	Jason Grimsley	ahead 8-1	b 7	2	-23	4,(1-2) BFSX	3	8	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Timmons Scores; B. Smith Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2001-06-02	TBD	@	SEA	José Paniagua	behind 3-7	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	2001-06-25	TBD	@	BOS	Rich Garcés	behind 5-10	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.037	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2002-04-01	STL		COL	Mike James	ahead 6-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.016	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
23	23	2	1	2002-04-06	STL	@	HOU	Nelson Cruz	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.129	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	3	1	2002-06-30	STL		CIN	Bruce Chen	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	--3	6,(3-2) BCBSBX	2	8	2	0.070	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); É. Rentería Scores
25	25	4	1	2002-09-27	STL		MIL	Ben Sheets	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.123	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2003-04-29	KCR	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.107	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	2	1	2003-05-04	KCR	@	BAL	Eric DuBose	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.114	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	2003-09-26	KCR		CHW	Tom Gordon	behind 1-11	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	PH/DH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)