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Mike Hargrove
Full name Dudley Michael Hargrove Born October 26, 1949, Perryton, Texas First Game: April 7, 1974 ; Final Game: October 6, 1985 Managed First Game: July 6, 1991 ; Managed Final Game: June 30, 2007 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 195 Named AL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1974) Named AL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1974) Named AL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1995) Ejections as player: 1976 (1), 1981 (1). Total: 2 Ejections as manager: 1991 (2), 1992 (1), 1993 (4), 1994 (3), 1995 (3), 1996 (4), 1997 (5), 1998 (5), 1999 (3), 2000 (3), 2001 (4), 2002 (2), 2003 (4), 2005 (2), 2006 (4), 2007 (2). Total: 51 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1974 TEX A Daily Splits 131 415 57 134 18 6 4 66 49 4 42 4 4 5 0 5 11 0 0 .323 .395 .424 2.5 1974 TEX A
1975 TEX A Daily Splits 145 519 82 157 22 2 11 62 79 10 66 4 2 5 1 11 14 4 3 .303 .395 .416 1.8 1975 TEX A
1976 TEX A Daily Splits 151 541 80 155 30 1 7 58 97 13 64 6 4 6 0 9 5 2 3 .287 .397 .384 1.5 1976 TEX A
1977 TEX A Daily Splits 153 525 98 160 28 4 18 69 103 7 59 6 8 6 0 2 13 2 5 .305 .420 .476 2.4 1977 TEX A
1978 TEX A Daily Splits 146 494 63 124 24 1 7 40 107 8 47 7 2 6 0 4 11 2 5 .251 .388 .346 1.4 1978 TEX A
1979 SD N Daily Splits 52 125 15 24 5 0 0 8 25 3 15 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 .192 .325 .232 -1.0 1979 SD N
1979 CLE A Daily Splits 100 338 60 110 21 4 10 56 63 2 40 5 2 5 0 3 10 2 3 .325 .433 .500 2.3 1979 CLE A
1979 Total 152 463 75 134 26 4 10 64 88 5 55 5 2 6 0 3 11 2 5 .289 .404 .428 1.3 1979 Total
1980 CLE A Daily Splits 160 589 86 179 22 2 11 85 111 10 36 8 2 10 0 10 22 4 2 .304 .415 .404 1.4 1980 CLE A
1981 CLE A Daily Splits 94 322 43 102 21 0 2 49 60 5 16 5 4 7 0 7 14 5 4 .317 .424 .401 2.3 1981 CLE A
1982 CLE A Daily Splits 160 591 67 160 26 1 4 65 101 3 58 3 4 6 0 7 22 2 2 .271 .377 .338 0.3 1982 CLE A
1983 CLE A Daily Splits 134 469 57 134 21 4 3 57 78 5 40 5 7 7 0 7 11 0 6 .286 .388 .367 0.9 1983 CLE A
1984 CLE A Daily Splits 133 352 44 94 14 2 2 44 53 3 38 0 3 2 0 5 12 0 2 .267 .361 .335 -0.3 1984 CLE A
1985 CLE A Daily Splits 107 284 31 81 14 1 1 27 39 2 29 0 2 1 0 4 8 1 0 .285 .370 .352 0.3 1985 CLE A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 52 125 15 24 5 0 0 8 25 3 15 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 .192 .325 .232 -1.0 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years) 1614 5439 768 1590 261 28 80 678 940 72 535 53 44 66 1 74 153 24 35 .292 .398 .395 16.8 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 1666 5564 783 1614 266 28 80 686 965 75 550 53 44 67 1 74 154 24 37 .290 .396 .391 15.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1975 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1974 TEX A Daily Splits 1B 91 72 71 689 631 72 9 57 0 .987
1974 TEX A DH 32 27 26 -
1974 TEX A OF 6 3 0 34.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 0
1974 TEX A LF 6 3 0 34.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 TEX A Daily Splits OF 96 92 79 811.1 187 2 7 0 0 .964 96 0 0
1975 TEX A LF 96 92 79 811.1 187 2 7 0 0 .964
1975 TEX A 1B 48 31 30 319.1 326 43 6 24 0 .984
1975 TEX A DH 12 9 8 -
1976 TEX A Daily Splits 1B 141 140 134 1259.2 1222 110 21 103 0 .984
1976 TEX A DH 5 4 4 -
1977 TEX A Daily Splits 1B 152 144 132 1288.1 1393 100 11 134 1 .993
1978 TEX A Daily Splits 1B 140 139 79 1124.2 1221 116 17 90 0 .987
1978 TEX A DH 4 4 4 -
1979 SD N Daily Splits 1B 37 33 25 277.1 323 17 5 24 0 .986
1979 CLE A Daily Splits OF 65 61 52 520.2 135 3 1 0 0 .993 65 0 0
1979 CLE A LF 65 61 52 520.2 132 2 1 0 0 .993
1979 CLE A 1B 28 25 25 227.2 221 13 1 23 0 .996
1979 CLE A DH 7 4 3 -
1979 Total 1B 65 58 50 505 544 30 6 47 0 .990
1980 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 160 159 151 1398 1391 88 10 128 0 .993
1981 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 88 87 82 775.1 766 76 9 67 1 .989
1981 CLE A DH 4 3 2 -
1982 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 153 153 138 1337.2 1293 123 5 110 0 .996
1982 CLE A DH 5 5 5 -
1983 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 131 125 117 1101.2 1098 115 7 131 0 .994
1983 CLE A DH 1 0 0 -
1984 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 124 85 75 816.2 790 83 8 86 0 .991
1985 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 85 70 55 632 599 66 6 66 0 .991
1985 CLE A DH 2 0 0 -
Total (12 Years) Splits 1B 1378 1263 1114 11247.1 11274 1022 115 1043 2 .991
Total ( 3 Years) LF 167 156 131 1366.2 326 4 8 0 0 .976
Total ( 3 Years) OF 167 156 131 1366.2 329 5 8 0 0 .977 167 0 0
Total ( 9 Years) DH 72 56 52 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1991 CLE A 85 32 53 .376 323 433 7- 6 7 7
1992 CLE A 162 76 86 .469 674 746 4
1993 CLE A 162 76 86 .469 790 813 6
1994 CLE A 113 66 47 .584 679 562 2
1995 CLE A 144 100 44 .694 840 607 1
1996 CLE A 161 99 62 .615 952 769 1
1997 CLE A 161 86 75 .534 868 815 1
1998 CLE A 162 89 73 .549 850 779 1
1999 CLE A 162 97 65 .599 1009 860 1
2000 BAL A 162 74 88 .457 794 913 4
2001 BAL A 162 63 98 .391 687 829 4
2002 BAL A 162 67 95 .414 667 773 4
2003 BAL A 16 7 9 .438 79 92 4-19 3 4
2003 BAL A 13 7 6 .538 75 64 4-26 5- 9 3 3 4
2003 BAL A 122 53 68 .438 554 618 5-17 4 4
2005 SEA A 162 69 93 .426 699 751 4
2006 SEA A 162 78 84 .481 756 792 4
2007 SEA A 77 44 33 .571 393 379 6-30 2 2
Total (16 Years) 2350 1183 1165 .504 11689 11595
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Division Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1995 CLE A 3 3 0 1.000 17 6
1996 CLE A 4 1 3 .250 20 25
1997 CLE A 5 3 2 .600 21 24
1998 CLE A 4 3 1 .750 18 20
1999 CLE A 5 2 3 .400 32 47
Total ( 5 Years) 21 12 9 .571 108 122
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1995 CLE A 6 4 2 .667 23 12
1997 CLE A 6 4 2 .667 18 19
1998 CLE A 6 2 4 .333 20 27
Total ( 3 Years) 18 10 8 .556 61 58
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1995 CLE A 6 2 4 .333 19 23
1997 CLE A 7 3 4 .429 44 37
Total ( 2 Years) 13 5 8 .385 63 60
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1996 AL 1 0 1 .000 0 6
1998 AL 1 1 0 1.000 13 8
Total ( 2 Years) 2 1 1 .500 13 14
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1990 CLE A Coach 4-12 10- 3
1991 CLE A First base 4- 8 7- 5
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 1-1976 BOX TEX A Joe Brinkman Called third strike
4-16-1981 BOX CLE A Vic Voltaggio Call at 2B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-16-1991(1) BOX CLE A Dale Ford Balls and strikes
9-26-1991 BOX CLE A Chuck Meriwether Interference non-call
5- 3-1992 BOX CLE A Dan Morrison Call at HP
5-18-1993 BOX CLE A Chuck Meriwether Balls and strikes
8-11-1993 BOX CLE A Ken Kaiser Called third strike
8-29-1993 BOX CLE A Ted Hendry Call at 1B
9-28-1993 BOX CLE A Tim Tschida Call at 3B
4-13-1994 BOX CLE A Jim McKean Call at 1B
5-23-1994 BOX CLE A Larry Young Call at 3B
6-26-1994 BOX CLE A Rick Reed Balls and strikes
6- 8-1995 BOX CLE A Derryl Cousins Balls and strikes
8-11-1995 BOX CLE A Derryl Cousins Balls and strikes
8-22-1995 BOX CLE A Chuck Meriwether Balls and strikes
5-22-1996 BOX CLE A Rich Garcia Interference call
6-10-1996 BOX CLE A Larry McCoy HBP non-call
8-31-1996 BOX CLE A Ray DiMuro Balls and strikes
9-24-1996 BOX CLE A Brian O'Nora Called third strike
4- 6-1997 BOX CLE A Dale Scott Balls and strikes
4-17-1997 BOX CLE A Tim Tschida Balk non-call
6-16-1997 BOX CLE A Ed Hickox Call at 3B
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-23-1997 BOX CLE A Fieldin Culbreth Balls and strikes
8-15-1997 BOX CLE A Durwood Merrill HR reversed to foul
6-30-1998 BOX CLE A Mark Hirschbeck Balls and strikes
8-12-1998 BOX CLE A Fieldin Culbreth Balls and strikes
9- 7-1998 BOX CLE A Ted Barrett Balls and strikes
9-13-1998 BOX CLE A Larry Young Non-ejection of opposing pitcher
9-30-1998 BOX CLE A Joe Brinkman Balls and strikes
5-12-1999 BOX CLE A Gary Cederstrom Balls and strikes
6-30-1999 BOX CLE A Greg Kosc Interference call
9-26-1999 BOX CLE A Eric Cooper Balls and strikes
5-27-2000 BOX BAL A Alfonso Marquez Balls and strikes
6-19-2000 BOX BAL A Scott Higgins Balls and strikes
8-13-2000 BOX BAL A Marvin Hudson Balls and strikes
4-15-2001 BOX BAL A Jim Reynolds Balls and strikes
5- 3-2001 BOX BAL A Charlie Reliford Call at 3B
7-26-2001 BOX BAL A Tony Randazzo Call at 2B
8-30-2001 BOX BAL A Bill Welke Balls and strikes
6- 2-2002 BOX BAL A Kerwin Danley Balls and strikes
6- 8-2002 BOX BAL A Chris Guccione Call at 2B
6-19-2003 BOX BAL A Larry Vanover Call at 2B
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 6-2003 BOX BAL A Andy Fletcher Call at 1B
8-15-2003 BOX BAL A Tim Tschida Fair/foul call
9-16-2003 BOX BAL A Fieldin Culbreth Call at 1B
6-18-2005 BOX SEA A Dale Scott Called third strike
9-10-2005 BOX SEA A Mike Winters Call at 2B
5- 6-2006 BOX SEA A Jim Reynolds Balls and strikes
7- 8-2006 BOX SEA A Ted Barrett Balls and strikes
7-18-2006 BOX SEA A Mike Reilly Call at 1B
7-25-2006 BOX SEA A Tim McClelland Balls and strikes
5- 6-2007 BOX SEA A Mike Everitt Arguing for opposing pitcher's ejection
6-22-2007 BOX SEA A Mike Winters Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by Texas Rangers in the 25th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Kurt Bevacqua and Bill Fahey to San Diego Padres in
exchange for Oscar Gamble , Dave Roberts and $300000 (October 25, 1978 ).
Traded by San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Paul Dade (June 14,
1979 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985 ).
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