Michael Thomas Stanton
[edit] Biography
Born on September 25, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, Mike Stanton (Michael Thomas Stanton) played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Stanton broke into the bigs on July 9, 1975 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 5.46 ERA in 85.2 innings pitched in 1980, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Stanton's best season was 1984, when he posted a 3.54 ERA and struck out 55 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.27
| 16
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.1
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5.46
| 74
| 58
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 85.2
| 98
| 5
| 44
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.36
| 34
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 43.1
| 43
| 4
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4.16
| 49
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 71.1
| 70
| 5
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.32
| 47
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 65
| 65
| 3
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 54
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.54
| 55
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 61
| 55
| 3
| 22
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5.28
| 17
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 32
| 4
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.26
| 12
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 15
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6.42
| 29
| 34
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40.2
| 47
| 6
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.27
| 16
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.1
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 270
| 1
| 13
| 20
| 4.49
| 288
| 204
| 183
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 367
| 378
| 26
| 162
| 20
| 11
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 277
| 3
| 13
| 22
| 4.61
| 304
| 218
| 197
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 384.1
| 398
| 27
| 182
| 20
| 15
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| P
| 7
| 2
| 17.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 85.2
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 43.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| P
| 56
| 1
| 71.1
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 65
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 61
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .889
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 11.2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 40.2
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 277
| 3
| 384.1
| 28
| 52
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 37
| 16
| 1
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 270
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 277
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1971).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 12, 1972).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 10, 1973).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Toronto Blue Jays (March 29, 1978).
- Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to Maracaibo (Inter-American) (April 7, 1979).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (July 18, 1979).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals (December 7, 1981).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians (February 8, 1982).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (February 13, 1982).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 5, 1982).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (June 20, 1985).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 26, 1985).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (August 12, 1985).
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