Mike Birkbeck

Full Name: Michael Lawrence Birkbeck	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/190	First Game: August 17, 1986
Birthdate: March 10, 1961	Final Game: June 11, 1995
Birthplace: Orrville, Ohio	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on March 10, 1961 in Orrville, Ohio, Mike Birkbeck (Michael Lawrence Birkbeck) played for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets over the course of his 6 year career. Birkbeck broke into the bigs on August 17, 1986 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 4.72 ERA in 124 innings pitched in 1988, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Mike Birkbeck's best season was 1988, when he posted a 4.72 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 64 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1986	MIL	A	7	4	1	1	4.50	13	12	11	0	22	24	0	12	0	1	0
1987	MIL	A	10	10	1	4	6.20	25	33	31	1	45	63	8	19	0	2	0
1988	MIL	A	23	23	10	8	4.72	64	69	65	0	124	141	10	37	1	0	1
1989	MIL	A	9	9	0	4	5.44	31	32	27	1	44.2	57	4	22	2	1	3
1992	NY	N	1	1	0	1	9.00	2	7	7	0	7	12	3	1	1	1	0
1995	NY	N	4	4	0	1	1.63	14	5	5	0	27.2	22	2	2	0	3	0
Total	NL		5	5	0	2	3.12	16	12	12	0	34.2	34	5	3	1	4	0
Total	AL		49	46	12	17	5.12	133	146	134	2	235.2	285	22	90	3	4	4
Total			54	51	12	19	4.86	149	158	146	2	270.1	319	27	93	4	8	4

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1986	MIL	A	P	7	4	22	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	1.000
1987	MIL	A	P	10	10	45	2	13	1	0	1	6	4	.938
1988	MIL	A	P	23	23	124	21	19	2	2	1	8	4	.952
1989	MIL	A	P	9	9	44.2	4	5	3	0	0	6	1	.750
1992	NY	N	P	1	1	7	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.800
1995	NY	N	P	4	4	27.2	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
Total			P	54	51	270.1	31	45	7	3	3	26	10	.916

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	AVG	OBP	SLG	BB	SO	HBP	SH
1986	MIL	A	7	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1987	MIL	A	10	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1988	MIL	A	23	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1989	MIL	A	9	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1992	NY	N	1	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1995	NY	N	4	6	1	2	.333	.500	.333	1	1	1	1
Total	NL		5	8	1	2	.250	.400	.250	1	1	1	1
Total	AL		49	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total			54	8	1	2	.250	.400	.250	1	1	1	1

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Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1982).
Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1983).
Released by Milwaukee Brewers (October 16, 1990).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 8, 1991).
Released by Cleveland Indians (September 25, 1991).
Signed by New York Mets (January 2, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 16, 1992).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 22, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 11, 1994).
Signed by New York Mets (December 19, 1994).
Released by New York Mets (June 13, 1995).

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