#82 Mike Garcia, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mike Garcia
11/17/1923 31 USA,CA,SAN GABRIEL 6"1 205
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 12,560,000 1959 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 145 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 17 Days (1565 total Days) 10 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 7 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Talent | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 55 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 31 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4.44 | 255.2 | 257 | 142 | 126 | 76 | 132 | 21 | 67.7 | 1 | 13 | 41.9 |
Projected | 33 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 4.44 | 268.0 | 270 | 149 | 133 | 80 | 139 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.93 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 398 | 109 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 57 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .330 | .440 | .770 |
vs. RHB | 589 | 148 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 84 | 85 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .251 | .298 | .416 | .714 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4.52 | 135.1 | 136 | 74 | 68 | 42 | 70 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.34 | 120.1 | 121 | 68 | 58 | 34 | 62 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 62.0 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 38 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.81 | 48.0 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 23 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.04 | 44.2 | 47 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 26 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.19 | 62.0 | 60 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 30 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.85 | 39.0 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 15 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1948 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.43 | 250.0 | 308 | 123 | 123 | 19 | 83 | 177 | 13 | 3 | 1.56 | .000 | CLE |
1949 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3.85 | 250.0 | 268 | 107 | 107 | 17 | 72 | 208 | 13 | 3 | 1.36 | .000 | CLE |
1950 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 4.07 | 291.2 | 277 | 139 | 132 | 15 | 106 | 163 | 16 | 5 | 1.31 | .286 | CLE,AL |
1951 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3.38 | 221.1 | 186 | 88 | 83 | 15 | 78 | 118 | 13 | 3 | 1.19 | .250 | CLE |
1952 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3.43 | 331.0 | 316 | 139 | 126 | 17 | 119 | 171 | 21 | 2 | 1.31 | .284 | CLE,AL |
1953 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4.04 | 325.1 | 327 | 158 | 146 | 24 | 119 | 153 | 17 | 1 | 1.37 | .283 | CLE,AL |
1954 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3.79 | 273.1 | 285 | 134 | 115 | 21 | 90 | 142 | 22 | 2 | 1.37 | .296 | CLE |
1955 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4.44 | 255.2 | 257 | 142 | 126 | 34 | 76 | 132 | 21 | 1 | 1.30 | .272 | CLE SLN |
Total | 313 | 277 | 138 | 62 | 6 | 3.92 | 2198.1 | 2224 | 1030 | 958 | 162 | 743 | 1264 | 136 | 20 | 1.35 | .411 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 1 | 250 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .229 | .236 | .465 | CLE |
1949 | 41 | 250 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .229 | .236 | .465 | CLE |
1950 | 38 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .194 | .212 | .406 | CLE,AL |
1951 | 28 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .175 | .156 | .331 | CLE |
1952 | 41 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .153 | .165 | .319 | CLE,AL |
1953 | 41 | 119 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .282 | .294 | .576 | CLE,AL |
1954 | 34 | 108 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .193 | .213 | .406 | CLE |
1955 | 31 | 92 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .245 | .250 | .495 | CLE SLN |
Total | 255 | 1121 | 214 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 83 | 36 | 246 | 0 | 2 | .191 | .218 | .226 | .443 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 31 | 31 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 61 | 1 | .984 | 255.2 | 2.15 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1951, winning 2 games with a 3.18 ERA... Won Cy Young Award in 1952, going 26-10, 3.43 ERA... Injuries Injured on 7/4/1951 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Injured on 6/13/1954 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks... 9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $12,560,000 per year, for 5 years. Traded from Cleveland to St. Louis (N) on 4/12/1955 (Going to SLN: P Mike Garcia. Going to CLE: LF Chuck Tanner)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1955, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1950 - 4.07 - 10th 1951 - 3.38 - 2nd 1952 - 3.43 - 3rd 1953 - 4.04 - 10th 1954 - 3.79 - 4th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.31 - 3rd 1951 - 1.19 - 1st 1952 - 1.31 - 5th 1953 - 1.37 - 9th 1954 - 1.37 - 9th
| Wins 1950 - 20 - 6th 1951 - 18 - 9th 1952 - 26 - 2nd 1953 - 22 - 2nd 1954 - 19 - 9th
| IP 1952 - 331.0 - 3rd 1953 - 325.1 - 1st
| K's 1950 - 163 - 7th 1952 - 171 - 5th 1953 - 153 - 9th
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CG 1950 - 16 - 7th 1952 - 21 - 3rd 1953 - 17 - 7th 1954 - 22 - 3rd
| SHO 1950 - 5 - 1st 1951 - 3 - 4th 1952 - 2 - 6th 1954 - 2 - 9th
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