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.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
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
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
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
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).