Mike García

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1923 in San Gabriel, CA us

Died: January 13, 1986 in Fairview Park, OH

Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA

High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)

Debut: October 3, 1948 (Age 24-321d, 10,573rd in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 2, 1961 (Age 37-289d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Edward Miguel Garcia

Nicknames: The Big Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

142

ERA

3.27

428

281

2174.2

1117

WHIP

1.318

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-13 / in Starts: 24-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 36, Entered with runners on base: 3

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	169	2	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	W,11-8	GS-5		99	4.0	7	7	6	2	2	0	0	13.50	3.09	22	7	4	0	0	7	22			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.19	-0.583	3.16	-0.93%	-4.97	1b start a 1	5b --3 0 out a1
2	170	6	Apr 24	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	W(1-0)	7	9.0	9	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.85	3.98	35	15	10	0	0	9	64			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	.75	0.310	1.87	0.46%	3.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
3	171	10	Apr 28	CLE		PHA	L,2-3	CG	L(1-1)	3	9.0	10	3	3	3	6	0	0	4.09	3.27	41	13	9	1	0	10	58			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	2	0	2	1.42	0.016	4.88	0.03%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	172	15	May 3(2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	W(2-1)	4	9.0	7	3	3	5	5	1	0	3.77	3.66	37	11	9	1	0	7	61			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	0.322	3.93	0.57%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
5	173	18	May 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	GS-9		5	8.2	8	2	1	2	2	0	0	3.18	3.48	39	15	12	0	0	8	62			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.90	0.458	6.42	0.93%	3.08	1b start tie	9b 1-3 2 out a1
6	174	22	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-9	GS-7	L(2-2)	3	6.1	7	7	7	3	2	1	0	4.11	3.75	26	5	9	2	0	7	30			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.27	-0.300	4.99	-0.71%	-2.20	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out tie
7	175	23	May 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-GF(11)	BL(2-3)	0	3.1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.01	3.65	13	4	3	1	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	-0.024	8.67	-0.05%	0.54	8b -23 1 out a1	11b end d 1
8	176	26	May 17(2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG(10)	W(3-3)	2	10.0	9	1	1	3	2	1	0	3.49	3.77	40	13	13	2	0	9	69			0	0	0	36	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.45	0.535	4.10	0.91%	4.13	1b start tie	10b 3 out a8
9	177	30	May 24(2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-8	GS-2		6	1.2	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	3.84	3.89	11	1	3	0	0	4	32			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.236	2.83	-0.39%	-2.46	1t start tie	2t 12- 2 out d3
10	178	34	May 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(4-3)	4	9.0	6	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.47	3.69	35	14	10	0	0	5	73			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	0.687	5.63	1.35%	3.62	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	179	38	Jun 2	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	CG	W(5-3)	3	9.0	7	3	3	4	6	1	0	3.42	3.73	37	11	9	0	1	7	63			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.260	3.67	0.50%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
12	180	42	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	W,2-0	SHO	W(6-3)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.07	3.58	32	10	13	1	2	5	79			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.545	3.95	0.99%	4.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
13	181	46	Jun 10	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	W(7-3)	3	9.0	4	1	1	3	3	0	1	2.88	3.55	34	13	10	0	1	4	75			0	1	0	30	0	1	1	1	0	1	1.49	0.565	4.70	1.07%	3.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
14	182	51	Jun 14(2)	CLE		NYY	L,0-3	CG	L(7-4)	3	9.0	7	3	3	2	6	0	0	2.89	3.41	37	11	11	2	0	7	65			1	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	1	.67	-0.054	1.73	-0.08%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
15	183	52	Jun 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,7-9	8-GF(8)	BS(2)	1	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.95	3.41	4	0	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	-0.517	4.28	-0.38%	-2.07	8b 12- 1 out a1	8b end d 2
16	184	55	Jun 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	W(8-4)	2	9.0	8	2	2	2	7	1	0	2.88	3.39	35	9	9	0	2	8	68			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	0	0	.99	0.370	1.11	0.25%	2.36	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
17	185	60	Jun 23(1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-5		3	4.0	8	3	3	3	3	0	1	3.01	3.41	23	5	3	0	1	8	34			0	0	0	19	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.52	-0.218	2.46	-0.21%	-1.93	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out d1
18	186	65	Jun 27	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(9-4)	3	9.0	9	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.80	3.26	35	7	13	1	0	9	75			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.427	3.94	0.96%	4.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	187	69	Jul 2	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-7	L(9-5)	4	7.0	8	4	4	1	2	1	0	2.92	3.32	30	10	9	0	0	8	46			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	.91	-0.093	3.07	-0.19%	-0.58	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d3
20	188	75	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	W(10-5)	3	9.0	6	3	3	3	3	0	0	2.92	3.29	35	4	19	2	2	6	63			2	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.99	0.238	3.28	0.47%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
21	189	80	Jul 10(2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-16	GS-3	L(10-6)	3	3.0	6	6	6	2	4	0	0	3.23	3.26	17	5	0	0	0	6	25			2	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	-0.479	6.04	-1.20%	-4.46	1b start a 3	3b 3 out d2
22	190	84	Jul 16	CLE		PHA	W,5-3	CG	W(11-6)	5	9.0	10	3	3	2	6	2	0	3.22	3.35	37	9	10	1	3	10	59			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.18	0.306	1.95	0.31%	1.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
23	191	90	Jul 22	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	W(12-6)	5	9.0	10	4	4	0	5	1	0	3.26	3.33	37	8	14	0	0	10	56			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.112	1.81	0.10%	0.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
24	192	92	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	3.33	4	1	2	1	1	1		3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.027	1.93	0.02%	1.32	9t 123 0 out d1	9t end d 2
25	193	95	Jul 26(2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS-2		1	2.0	6	6	2	1	0	1	0	3.31	3.41	14	4	3	0	1	6	27			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	.80	-0.375	.91	-0.26%	-5.03	1t start tie	2t 3 out d6
26	194	98	Jul 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-6		3	5.1	2	2	2	5	4	0	0	3.31	3.43	23	6	6	0	4	2	55			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.11	0.183	1.25	0.12%	1.98	1b start a 3	6b 12- 1 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	195	103	Aug 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(13-6)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.15	3.37	33	13	9	0	4	5	79			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.05	0.525	1.72	0.52%	4.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
28	196	108	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	W(14-6)	4	9.0	9	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.14	3.41	36	12	10	0	3	9	58			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	2	0	0	.61	0.124	.19	0.02%	1.67	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
29	197	111	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	GS-8		3	8.0	8	3	2	5	3	0	0	3.11	3.42	37	10	11	2	0	8	54			2	0	0	32	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.45	-0.136	.66	-0.04%	0.87	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
30	198	115	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-7	L(14-7)	4	7.0	6	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.13	3.37	28	11	6	0	0	6	56			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.32	-0.149	.06	0.00%	0.42	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
31	199	120	Aug 22	CLE		SLB	W,4-1	CG	W(15-7)	3	9.0	5	1	1	1	9	0	0	3.04	3.26	32	9	8	0	0	5	81			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.394	.01	0.00%	3.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
32	200	125	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG(11)	W(16-7)	4	11.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	2.97	3.26	38	11	14	0	1	5	83			1	0	0	36	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.63	0.510	.03	0.01%	3.33	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
33	201	130	Aug 31	CLE		BOS	L,4-6	GS-7	L(16-8)	3	7.0	10	5	5	1	4	1	0	3.08	3.28	32	12	5	0	0	10	40			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	2	.99	-0.204	.11	-0.01%	-1.61	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	202	134	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	T,6-6	GS-7		3	7.0	9	5	5	4	2	1	0	3.17	3.34	34	6	13	0	4	9	37			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.263	.03	-0.01%	-1.61	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
35	203	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	W(17-8)	4	9.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	1	3.10	3.33	36	12	9	0	3	7	70			0	1	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.42	0.637	.08	0.02%	3.67	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
36	204	144	Sep 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG(8)	L(17-9)	3	8.0	11	6	5	2	6	3	0	3.17	3.44	38	11	8	1	2	11	42			1	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.35	-0.487	.00	0.00%	-2.17	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
37	205	148	Sep 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	GS-5		3	4.2	8	4	4	3	3	0	0	3.26	3.43	23	6	3	1	0	8	32			0	1	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-1.88	1b start a 2	5b 12- 2 out tie
38	206	150	Sep 20(2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	W(18-9)	2	9.0	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	3.25	3.40	33	13	10	1	0	6	63			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	.68	0.290	.00	0.00%	1.40	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
							24-13		W-L:18-9,BSv:2	3.2	271.2	260	106	98	81	134	18	3	3.25	3.40	1133	1.05		3%	5%	258	56	7	57%	16	3	0	1038	33	5	2	32	0	17	1.23	3.540	2.39	5.17%	29.05

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