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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1942	18	-2.4	Appleton	WISL	D	CLE	10	10	.500	3.94	5.26	20						137.0	153	80	60		46							1.453	10.1		3.0

1946	22	-0.7	Bakersfield	CALL	C	CLE	22	9	.710	2.56	4.54	42			20	3		236.0	218	119	67		110		186	4	0	5		1.390	8.3		4.2	7.1	1.69
1947	23	-2.2	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	17	10	.630	3.24	4.00	34			19	1		225.0	219	100	81		91		108		0	6		1.378	8.8		3.6	4.3	1.19
1948	24	-3.1	Oklahoma City	TL	AA	CLE	19	16	.543	3.09	4.20	44	33		20	4		259.0	218	121	89		127		163	5	0	6		1.332	7.6		4.4	5.7	1.28
1948	24	-4.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	4.5
1949	25	-3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	14	5	.737	2.36	2.61	41	20	10	8	5	2	175.2	154	51	46	6	60	3	94	2	0	1	718	1.218	7.9	0.3	3.1	4.8	1.57
1950	26	-2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	11	.500	3.86	4.30	33	29	0	11	0	0	184.0	191	88	79	15	74	6	76	0	0	2	804	1.440	9.3	0.7	3.6	3.7	1.03
1951	27	-2.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	13	.606	3.15	3.58	47	30	14	15	1	6	254.0	239	101	89	10	82	10	118	3	0	6	1066	1.264	8.5	0.4	2.9	4.2	1.44
1952	28	-2.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	22	11	.667	2.37	2.86	46	36	8	19	6	4	292.1	284	93	77	9	87	12	143	7	1	4	1236	1.269	8.7	0.3	2.7	4.4	1.64
1953	29	-0.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	18	9	.667	3.25	3.51	38	35	3	21	3	0	271.2	260	106	98	18	81	2	134	3	0	3	1133	1.255	8.6	0.6	2.7	4.4	1.65
1954	30	1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	19	8	.704	2.64	2.96	45	34	8	13	5	6	258.2	220	85	76	6	71	3	129	2	0	1	1053	1.125	7.7	0.2	2.5	4.5	1.82
1955	31	2.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	13	.458	4.02	4.31	38	31	7	6	2	3	210.2	230	101	94	17	56	6	120	3	0	2	894	1.358	9.8	0.7	2.4	5.1	2.14
1956	32	3.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	12	.478	3.78	4.23	35	30	1	8	4	0	197.2	213	93	83	18	74	5	119	5	0	3	874	1.452	9.7	0.8	3.4	5.4	1.61
1957	33	4.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	12	8	.600	3.75	4.17	38	27	5	9	1	0	211.1	221	98	88	14	73	6	110	6	1	2	915	1.391	9.4	0.6	3.1	4.7	1.51
1958	34	5.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	0	1.000	9.00	11.25	6	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	10	8	2	7	0	2	1	0	0	46	2.750	16.9	2.3	7.9	2.3	0.29
1959	35	6.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	6	.333	4.00	4.88	29	8	9	1	0	1	72.0	72	39	32	4	31	3	49	0	0	3	310	1.431	9.0	0.5	3.9	6.1	1.58
1960	36	8.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		4.58	4.58	15	0	3	0	0	2	17.2	23	9	9	2	10	0	8	0	0	3	82	1.868	11.7	1.0	5.1	4.1	0.80
1961	37	9.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	0	1	.000	4.74	6.63	16	0	9	0	0	0	19.0	23	14	10	1	13	3	14	1	0	0	97	1.895	10.9	0.5	6.2	6.6	1.08
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		142	97	.594	3.27	3.68	428	281	77	111	27	24	2174.2	2148	888	789	122	719	59	1117	33	2	30	9237	1.318	8.9	0.5	3.0	4.6	1.55
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		68	45	.602	3.12	4.41	140	33		59	8		857.0	808	420	297		374		457	9	0	17		1.379	8.5		3.9
All Levels (17 Seasons)							210	142	.597	3.22	3.88	568	314	77	170	35	24	3031.2	2956	1308	1086	122	1093	59	1574	42	2	47	9237	1.336	8.8		3.2