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Mike Roarke

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Full Name: Michael Thomas Roarke Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195 First Game: April 19, 1961
Birthdate: November 8, 1930 Final Game: October 3, 1964
Birthplace: West Warwick, Rhode Island MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mike Roarke (Michael Thomas Roarke) was born on November 8, 1930 in West Warwick, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1961 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 2 home runs and 22 RBI. Roarke played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 4 year career.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1961 DET A 86 229 21 51 2 22 .223 .283 .284 6 1 20 31 0 2 0 3 6
1962 DET A 56 136 11 29 4 14 .213 .287 .346 4 1 13 17 1 0 0 2 4
1963 DET A 23 44 5 14 0 1 .318 .362 .318 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
1964 DET A 29 82 4 19 0 7 .232 .315 .244 1 0 10 10 0 1 0 0 1
Total 194 491 41 113 6 44 .230 .296 .297 11 2 45 61 2 3 0 6 12

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1961 DET A C 85 67 606.1 383 22 5 5 0 6 17 14 1 .988
1962 DET A C 53 39 367.1 247 24 5 1 0 3 16 12 2 .982
1963 DET A C 16 9 94.2 68 5 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 .986
1964 DET A C 27 25 221.1 165 11 1 0 0 4 3 4 1 .994
Total C 181 140 1289.2 863 62 12 7 0 15 39 32 4 .987

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (June 19, 1952).
  • Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Casey Wise and Don Kaiser to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Charlie Lau and Don Lee (October 15, 1959).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (October 9, 1964).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (August 16, 1966).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (September 7, 1966).

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