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Mike Birkbeck
Michael Lawrence Birkbeck

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Akron

Debut August 17, 1986
  vs. CHW 2.7 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Final Game June 11, 1995
Born March 10, 1961 in Orrville, OH

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1986 25 MIL AL   1   1   7   4   0   0   2  0   22.0   24   12   11   0   12   13   0   1    97   0   0  4.50  4.35   97 1.636
 1987 26 MIL AL   1   4  10  10   1   0   0  0   45.0   63   33   31   8   19   25   0   2   210   0   0  6.20  4.61   74 1.822
 1988 27 MIL AL  10   8  23  23   0   0   0  0  124.0  141   69   65  10   37   64   1   0   538   1  11  4.72  3.98   84 1.435
 1989 28 MIL AL   0   4   9   9   1   0   0  0   44.7   57   32   27   4   22   31   3   1   214   2   0  5.44  3.85   71 1.769
 1992 31 NYM NL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    7.0   12    7    7   3    1    2   0   1    33   1   0  9.00  3.47   39 1.857
 1995 34 NYM NL   0   1   4   4   0   0   0  0   27.7   22    5    5   2    2   14   0   3   104   0   1  1.63  4.06  250 0.867
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .387  12  19  54  51   2   0   2  0  270.3  319  158  146  27   93  149   4   8  1196   4  12  4.86  4.09   84 1.524
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  12  34  33   1   0   1  0  175.0  206  102   94  17   60   96   2   5   774   2   7  4.86  4.09   84 1.524
 Career High     10   8  23  23   1   0   2  0  124.0  141   69   65  10   37   64   3   3   538   2  11  4.72  4.61   84 1.435

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 31 NYM NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 34 NYM NL   4    6    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .333  .500  .333  130    2   1   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       54    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .250  .400  .250   82    2   1   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         24    3    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   3  .250  .400  .250   82    6   3   0   0   3   0
 Career High     23    6    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1                           2   1   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 31 NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0    91| .000  .258| .000  .324| .000  .380| .000  .703|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1995 34 NYM NL    9    5    1   5.4   103| .333  .266| .500  .335| .333  .414| .833  .748| 130  .547   0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        11    7    1   3.8   101| .250  .264| .400  .332| .250  .405| .650  .738|  82  .407  -0.1  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 25 MIL AL P 7 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.69 1.23 1.84 4 22.0 1987 26 MIL AL P 10 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 1.50 0.67 3.00 1.84 10 45.0 1988 27 MIL AL P 23 21 19 2 2 .952 .962 1.74 0.67 2.90 1.78 23 124.0 1989 28 MIL AL P 9 4 5 3 0 .750 .957 1.00 0.66 1.81 1.87 9 44.7 1992 31 NYM NL P 1 3 1 1 1 .800 .952 4.00 0.60 5.14 1.93 1 7.0 1995 34 NYM NL P 4 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 0.50 1.62 1.85 4 27.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 25 MIL AL P 7 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.69 1.23 1.84 4 22.0 1987 26 MIL AL P 10 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 1.50 0.67 3.00 1.84 10 45.0 1988 27 MIL AL P 23 21 19 2 2 .952 .962 1.74 0.67 2.90 1.78 23 124.0 1989 28 MIL AL P 9 4 5 3 0 .750 .957 1.00 0.66 1.81 1.87 9 44.7 1992 31 NYM NL P 1 3 1 1 1 .800 .952 4.00 0.60 5.14 1.93 1 7.0 1995 34 NYM NL P 4 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 0.50 1.62 1.85 4 27.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 54 31 45 7 3 .916 .960 1.41 0.66 2.53 1.82 51 270.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 54 31 45 7 3 .916 .960 1.41 0.66 2.53 1.82 51 270
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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

October 16, 1990: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 8, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

September 25, 1991: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

January 2, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 16, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 11, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

June 13, 1995: Released by the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Milwaukee Brewers$60,000
1987Milwaukee Brewers$70,000
1988Milwaukee Brewers$70,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$155,000
Career (may be incomplete)$355,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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