Mike Roarke
[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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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