Mike Diaz
[edit] Biography
Mike Diaz (Michael Anthony Diaz) was born on April 15, 1960 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1983 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI. Diaz played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Diaz's best season was 1987, when he slugged 16 home runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 97
| 209
| 22
| 56
| 12
| 36
| .268
| .330
| .483
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 103
| 241
| 28
| 58
| 16
| 48
| .241
| .326
| .490
| 8
| 2
| 31
| 42
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 47
| 74
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .230
| .367
| .270
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 40
| 152
| 12
| 36
| 3
| 12
| .237
| .266
| .336
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 87
| 226
| 18
| 53
| 3
| 17
| .235
| .302
| .314
| 9
| 0
| 21
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 253
| 531
| 58
| 133
| 28
| 90
| .250
| .333
| .456
| 21
| 2
| 66
| 98
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 40
| 152
| 12
| 36
| 3
| 12
| .237
| .266
| .336
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 293
| 683
| 70
| 169
| 31
| 102
| .247
| .319
| .429
| 27
| 2
| 71
| 128
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| C
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 37
| 34
| 246
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 17
| 119.1
| 146
| 5
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 38
| 35
| 255
| 55
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 28
| 224
| 230
| 20
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| C
| 8
| 2
| 34.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 27
| 22
| 165.1
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 37
| 32
| 238
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 10
| 10
| 72.2
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 9
| 5
| 45.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 18
| 11
| 98.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 5
| 40.2
| 48
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 9
| 6
| 53
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 39
| 39
| 326
| 352
| 25
| 5
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 1B
| 46
| 44
| 366.2
| 400
| 29
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 73
| 61
| 456.2
| 86
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 13
| 2
| 44.2
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 93
| 78
| 591.1
| 116
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 98
| 89
| 710
| 776
| 54
| 10
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 20
| 17
| 134.2
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Bill Campbell to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gary Matthews, Bob Dernier and Porfi Altamirano (March 26, 1984).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Steve Herz (April 27, 1985).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gary Redus (August 19, 1988).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (December 12, 1988).
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