Mike Champion
[edit] Biography
Mike Champion (Robert Michael Champion) was born on February 10, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1976 for the San Diego Padres. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .229 with 1 home run and 43 RBI. Champion played for the San Diego Padres for his entire 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 11
| 38
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .237
| .256
| .368
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 150
| 507
| 35
| 116
| 1
| 43
| .229
| .271
| .286
| 14
| 6
| 27
| 85
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 8
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 32
| 53
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .226
| .293
| .302
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 193
| 598
| 42
| 137
| 2
| 49
| .229
| .272
| .293
| 16
| 8
| 33
| 101
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 3
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 10
| 85.2
| 23
| 24
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 149
| 142
| 1239.2
| 301
| 348
| 17
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 12
| 117
| 24
| 44
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 8.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 8.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 180
| 164
| 1442.1
| 348
| 416
| 25
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians (April 3, 1979) completing trade in which Cleveland Indians traded Dan Briggs to San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later (March 30, 1979).
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