Mike Mitchell
[edit] Biography
Mike Mitchell (Michael Francis Mitchell) was born on December 12, 1879 in Springfield, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 11, 1907 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1907, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 3 home runs and 47 RBI. Mitchell played for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Mitchell's best season was 1909, when he stole 37 bases, hit for a .310 average and knocked in 86 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1907
| CIN
| N
| 148
| 558
| 64
| 163
| 3
| 47
| .292
| .339
| .382
| 17
| 12
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CIN
| N
| 119
| 406
| 41
| 90
| 1
| 37
| .222
| .304
| .281
| 9
| 6
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CIN
| N
| 145
| 523
| 83
| 162
| 4
| 86
| .310
| .378
| .430
| 17
| 17
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 156
| 583
| 79
| 167
| 5
| 88
| .286
| .356
| .401
| 16
| 18
| 59
| 56
| 4
| 22
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| 142
| 529
| 74
| 154
| 2
| 84
| .291
| .348
| .427
| 22
| 22
| 44
| 34
| 2
| 19
| 35
| 0
| 3
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| 147
| 552
| 60
| 156
| 4
| 78
| .283
| .333
| .377
| 14
| 13
| 41
| 43
| 1
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| PIT
| N
| 54
| 199
| 25
| 54
| 1
| 16
| .271
| .319
| .347
| 8
| 2
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| 82
| 279
| 37
| 73
| 4
| 35
| .262
| .340
| .387
| 11
| 6
| 32
| 33
| 1
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 136
| 478
| 62
| 127
| 5
| 51
| .266
| .331
| .370
| 19
| 8
| 46
| 48
| 1
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| 55
| 193
| 20
| 55
| 1
| 20
| .285
| .361
| .358
| 5
| 3
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PIT
| N
| 76
| 273
| 31
| 64
| 2
| 23
| .234
| .279
| .333
| 11
| 5
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 131
| 466
| 51
| 119
| 3
| 43
| .255
| .314
| .343
| 16
| 8
| 38
| 35
| 2
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1069
| 3902
| 494
| 1083
| 26
| 494
| .278
| .339
| .381
| 125
| 101
| 346
| 197
| 14
| 123
| 193
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 55
| 193
| 20
| 55
| 1
| 20
| .285
| .361
| .358
| 5
| 3
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1124
| 4095
| 514
| 1138
| 27
| 514
| .278
| .340
| .380
| 130
| 104
| 368
| 216
| 15
| 133
| 202
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1907
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1907
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 265
| 39
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1908
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 193
| 16
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1908
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1909
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 262
| 20
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1909
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 257
| 19
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 140
| 140
| 1231.1
| 280
| 23
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 139
| 139
| 1222.1
| 275
| 23
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 18
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1913
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 176
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1914
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 174
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 273
| 22
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1107
| 140
| 1231.1
| 2107
| 180
| 97
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 139
| 139
| 1222.1
| 275
| 23
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Bert Humphries, Red Corriden, Pete Knisely and Art Phelan to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Tinker, Grover Lowdermilk and Harry Chapman (December 15, 1912).
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago Cubs (July 29, 1913).
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Pittsburgh Pirates (July 20, 1914).
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