Mike Heath

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: February 5, 1955 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: June 3, 1978 (Age 23-118d, 14,036th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1991 (Age 36-147d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Michael Thomas Heath

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1978 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

4212

1061

.252

462

RBI

469

OBP

.300

SLG

.367

OPS

.667

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-50 / in Starts: 21-48
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 286 PAs	27
Actual Runners on Base	188 (103-57-28)
Avg. MLBer w/ 286 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	177 (87-59-30)

Most Driven In
R Henderson	4
J Newman	4
R Picciolo	4
D Chalk	3
Self	3
M Page	2
J Essian	2
D Murphy	2

Most Driven In By
T Armas	4
Self	3
J Essian	3
D Revering	2
L Murray	1
M Page	1
D Bryant	1
R Henderson	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	34	68 (67)	Jun 19	OAK		KCR	W,6-5	2-GF	4	4	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	5	1.07	0.402	.00	0.00%	1.55	PH C
2	35	69	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.500	1.286	1.786	3	.36	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.67	LF
3	36	70	Jun 21	OAK		KCR	W,10-7	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	1.000	1.538	6	.61	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.50	C
4	37	71	Jun 22	OAK		TEX	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.786	1.223	6	.76	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
5	38	72	Jun 23	OAK		TEX	L,5-8	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.450	.706	1.156	6	1.08	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
6	39	73	Jun 24 (1)	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017	5	.92	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.75	C
7	40	74	Jun 24 (2)	OAK		TEX	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.357	.500	.857	7	1.23	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.55	3B
8	41	75	Jun 26	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.394	.500	.894	5	1.12	0.142	.00	0.00%	1.68	C
9	42	76	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.378	.452	.830	6	.61	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.75	C
10	43	78 (1)	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.366	.412	.778	6	1.33	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.67	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	44	80 (1)	Jul 1	OAK	@	TEX	W,13-12	CG(15)	9	9	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.279	.380	.442	.822	6	2.00	0.470	.00	0.00%	1.08	C
12	45	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.389	.447	.836	6	.54	-0.018	.00	0.00%	0.40	C
13	46	82	Jul 3	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.368	.420	.788	6	.70	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
14	47	83	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-17	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.278	.361	.426	.787	6	1.00	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.14	LF C
15	48	84	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.344	.404	.747	6	.92	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.08	LF
16	49	85	Jul 6 (1)	OAK		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.368	.443	.810	6	.98	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.16	C
17	50	86	Jul 6 (2)	OAK		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.347	.415	.763	5	.79	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-1.01	LF
18	51	87	Jul 7	OAK		NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.368	.449	.818	5	1.35	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.41	DH
19	52	88	Jul 8	OAK		NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.354	.431	.785	6	.82	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.42	LF
20	53	89	Jul 9	OAK		BAL	L,3-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.345	.416	.761	5	.38	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.37	LF
21	54	90	Jul 10	OAK		BAL	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.352	.420	.772	6	1.34	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.77	LF C
22	55	91	Jul 11	OAK		BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.359	.417	.775	6	1.97	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.36	LF
23	56	92	Jul 13	OAK		BOS	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.347	.402	.750	7	1.20	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.62	LF
24	57	93	Jul 14	OAK		BOS	L,7-8	GS-8	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.411	.775	6	1.05	0.147	.00	0.00%	1.09	LF
25	58	94	Jul 15	OAK		BOS	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.301	.363	.409	.771	6	2.08	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.78	LF
26	59	96 (1)	Jul 20	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.358	.402	.761	3	1.10	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.15	RF
27	60	97	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	4	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.430	.812	3	.54	0.106	.00	0.00%	1.74	RF
28	61	98	Jul 22	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.377	.423	.800	3	1.12	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.38	3B
29	62	99	Jul 23	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.364	.407	.772	3	.97	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.17	RF
30	63	100	Jul 24	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.355	.396	.752	6	1.22	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.12	RF
31	64	101	Jul 25	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-16	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.287	.344	.383	.727	6	.66	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-2.14	RF C
32	65	103 (1)	Jul 27	OAK		SEA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.341	.378	.719	3	1.42	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.36	LF
33	66	105 (1)	Jul 29	OAK		SEA	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.348	.385	.734	3	1.21	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.64	3B
34	67	106	Jul 30	OAK		MIN	L,0-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.346	.381	.727	4	.75	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.37	3B
35	68	107	Jul 31	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.287	.343	.372	.715	3	1.86	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.26	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	69	109 (1)	Aug 3	OAK	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.333	.361	.694	3	1.57	-0.240	.00	0.00%	-1.76	LF
37	70	113 (3)	Aug 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.338	.366	.704	2	2.44	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.51	PH
38	71	114	Aug 8	OAK		CAL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.329	.355	.684	6	.94	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.20	RF
39	72	115	Aug 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-5	9-GF(11)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.281	.331	.360	.691	9	5.37	0.336	.00	0.00%	0.84	PH LF
40	73	116	Aug 10 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-3	GS-9	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.327	.361	.688	2	1.97	-0.090	.00	0.00%	0.37	LF
41	74	117	Aug 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.317	.349	.666	2	1.69	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-1.55	LF
42	75	118	Aug 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.309	.340	.649	2	1.60	-0.207	.00	0.00%	-1.72	LF
43	76	120 (1)	Aug 14	OAK		TOR	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.255	.302	.331	.633	6	.95	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.85	C
44	77	124 (3)	Aug 19	OAK		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.301	.335	.636	3	.91	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.11	3B
45	78	127 (2)	Aug 22	OAK		DET	L,1-3	3-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.301	.335	.637	2	2.16	0.198	.00	0.00%	1.35	PH LF
46	79	128	Aug 23	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.304	.355	.659	6	1.30	0.149	.00	0.00%	2.00	DH
47	80	129	Aug 24	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.297	.347	.644	3	1.31	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-1.37	DH
48	81	131 (1)	Aug 26	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.300	.348	.648	3	1.21	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
49	82	132	Aug 27	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.343	.642	3	.22	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.34	LF
50	83	134 (1)	Aug 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.302	.349	.651	2	1.10	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.77	LF
51	84	135	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,7-8	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.305	.353	.658	2	2.17	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH LF
52	85	136	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.309	.356	.665	8	1.26	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.38	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	86	138 (1)	Sep 2	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.317	.361	.678	5	.85	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.43	RF
54	87	139	Sep 3	OAK		MIL	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.313	.355	.668	3	1.37	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.83	RF
55	88	140	Sep 5	OAK		MIL	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.315	.356	.671	3	.70	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.04	RF
56	89	141	Sep 7	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270	.317	.353	.670	3	1.71	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.54	RF 3B
57	90	142	Sep 8	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.317	.350	.666	3	2.51	-0.374	.00	0.00%	-1.74	RF
58	91	143	Sep 9 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,3-0	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.320	.351	.671	3	.57	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.10	RF
59	92	144	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.323	.354	.677	3	.67	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.30	RF
60	93	145	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.322	.352	.674	3	.48	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.32	RF
61	94	146	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.317	.345	.662	3	.43	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.60	RF C
62	95	147	Sep 13	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.320	.348	.668	8	.57	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.24	RF
63	96	148	Sep 14	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.320	.345	.665	8	.64	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.23	RF
64	97	149	Sep 15	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.317	.342	.659	8	1.87	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.39	RF LF
65	98	150	Sep 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.320	.342	.662	8	.98	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
66	99	151	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.315	.336	.651	7	.76	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.83	RF
67	100	152	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.313	.333	.646	8	.92	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.52	RF
68	101	154 (1)	Sep 21	OAK		KCR	L,4-13	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.312	.331	.642	5	.19	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.18	RF
69	102	155	Sep 22	OAK		KCR	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.308	.328	.636	8	1.27	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	RF
70	103	156	Sep 23	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.305	.324	.629	8	1.52	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.27	RF
71	104	158 (1)	Sep 26	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.305	.324	.629	7	.69	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
72	105	160 (1)	Sep 28	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.301	.319	.619	5	.37	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
73	106	161	Sep 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.301	.319	.620	8	.75	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.03	3B
74	107	162	Sep 30	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.304	.322	.626	7	.66	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
							24-50		286	258	19	66	8	0	3	27	17	1	18	3	3	5	3	14	1	0	.256	.304	.322	.626		1.12	-0.628	.00	0.00%	-10.98

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