Mike Tyson

Full Name: Michael Ray Tyson	Primary Position: 2B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/170	First Game: September 5, 1972
Birthdate: January 13, 1950	Final Game: October 2, 1981
Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
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- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] Biography

Mike Tyson (Michael Ray Tyson) was born on January 13, 1950 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1972 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 1 home run and 33 RBI. Tyson played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Mike Tyson's best season was 1977, when he knocked in 57 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1972	STL	N	13	37	1	7	0	0	.189	.211	.216	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0
1973	STL	N	144	469	48	114	1	33	.243	.279	.299	15	4	23	66	2	7	2	10	9
1974	STL	N	151	422	35	94	1	37	.223	.264	.287	14	5	22	70	3	4	4	9	15
1975	STL	N	122	368	45	98	2	37	.266	.316	.342	16	3	24	39	3	6	5	4	7
1976	STL	N	76	245	26	70	3	28	.286	.326	.445	12	9	16	34	0	0	3	5	6
1977	STL	N	138	418	42	103	7	57	.246	.299	.342	15	2	30	48	2	5	3	11	9
1978	STL	N	125	377	26	88	3	26	.233	.277	.300	16	0	24	41	0	1	2	7	14
1979	STL	N	75	190	18	42	5	20	.221	.272	.363	8	2	13	28	1	1	2	6	5
1980	CHI	N	123	341	34	81	3	23	.238	.273	.337	19	3	15	61	2	4	1	3	5
1981	CHI	N	50	92	6	17	2	8	.185	.248	.272	2	0	7	15	1	2	1	1	0
Total			1017	2959	281	714	27	269	.241	.285	.327	118	28	175	411	14	30	23	56	70

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1972	STL	N	2B	11	10	73	20	31	1	3	0	.981
1972	STL	N	SS	2	2	18	6	5	2	1	0	.846
1973	STL	N	SS	128	123	1076	202	352	33	68	0	.944
1973	STL	N	2B	16	14	124.1	37	49	0	12	0	1.000
1974	STL	N	2B	12	8	70	16	24	1	7	0	.976
1974	STL	N	SS	143	134	1104.1	231	410	30	108	0	.955
1975	STL	N	3B	5	2	23.2	1	5	0	0	0	1.000
1975	STL	N	SS	96	84	749	154	246	12	44	0	.971
1975	STL	N	2B	23	16	148	29	57	3	8	0	.966
1976	STL	N	2B	74	72	611.2	158	237	12	54	0	.971
1977	STL	N	2B	135	128	1097	267	423	15	99	1	.979
1978	STL	N	2B	124	115	986.2	246	306	13	78	0	.977
1979	STL	N	2B	71	57	493.2	125	184	8	42	0	.975
1980	CHI	N	2B	117	104	862.1	222	329	18	69	0	.968
1981	CHI	N	2B	36	23	211.1	50	76	8	14	0	.940
1981	CHI	N	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	5	2	23.2	1	5	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	370	343	2948.1	593	1013	77	221	0	.954
Total			2B	619	547	4678	1170	1716	79	386	1	.973

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Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Donnie Moore (October 17, 1979).
Released by Chicago Cubs (March 15, 1982).