Mike Heath
Michael Thomas Heath
Born: February 5, 1955
Tampa, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1978-1991
Draft: Round 2 (1973 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
Minor League Statistics
Mike Heath compiled a career batting average of .252 with 86 home runs and 469 RBI in his 1325-game career with the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 99 | 92 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .228 | .265 | .283 | .548 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 74 | 286 | 258 | 19 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | .256 | .304 | .322 | .626 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1980 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 92 | 329 | 305 | 27 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 28 | .243 | .280 | .298 | .578 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 84 | 321 | 301 | 26 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 36 | .236 | .269 | .346 | .615 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 101 | 351 | 318 | 43 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 36 | .242 | .298 | .352 | .650 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1983 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 96 | 366 | 345 | 45 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 59 | .281 | .318 | .383 | .700 | 132 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 140 | 508 | 475 | 49 | 118 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 72 | .248 | .287 | .396 | .682 | 188 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1985 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 138 | 492 | 436 | 71 | 109 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 63 | .250 | .313 | .408 | .722 | 178 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 216 | 190 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 36 | .205 | .293 | .321 | .614 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 103 | 98 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .265 | .291 | .418 | .710 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 93 | 296 | 270 | 34 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 42 | .281 | .339 | .430 | .769 | 116 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 86 | 241 | 219 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 32 | .247 | .307 | .365 | .672 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 429 | 396 | 38 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 71 | .263 | .308 | .389 | .697 | 154 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 398 | 370 | 46 | 100 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 71 | .270 | .311 | .386 | .697 | 143 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 49 | 150 | 139 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .209 | .250 | .266 | .516 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 1325 | 4585 | 4212 | 462 | 1061 | 173 | 27 | 86 | 469 | 54 | 40 | 278 | 616 | .252 | .300 | .367 | .667 | 1546 | 121 | 22 | 41 | 32 | 24 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 33 | 24 | 245.7 | 151 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 5.935 | 4.909 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 35.3 |
| 1979 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 46 | 43 | 351.0 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .978 | 2.333 | 1.978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 22 | 17 | 165.0 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .969 | 5.073 | 4.227 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 44.0 |
| 1979 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 7 | 6 | 52.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.596 | 2.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 47 | 43 | 394.7 | 268 | 19 | 4 | 5 | .986 | 6.545 | 6.106 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 50.0 |
| 1980 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 8 | 6 | 57.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.947 | 3.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 78 | 76 | 680.0 | 391 | 45 | 10 | 6 | .978 | 5.771 | 5.590 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 47.8 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 6 | 0 | 21.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.429 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 90 | 77 | 704.7 | 350 | 50 | 11 | 8 | .973 | 5.109 | 4.444 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 44.9 |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 10 | 7 | 71.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.901 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 1.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 80 | 71 | 620.3 | 316 | 47 | 10 | 6 | .973 | 5.267 | 4.538 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 33.9 |
| 1983 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 24 | 15 | 139.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 2.914 | 1.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 108 | 96 | 830.0 | 423 | 54 | 7 | 7 | .986 | 5.172 | 4.417 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 38.9 |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 45 | 28 | 267.0 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 2.427 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 112 | 94 | 827.0 | 483 | 44 | 10 | 9 | .981 | 5.735 | 4.705 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 37.8 |
| 1985 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 35 | 16 | 180.0 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.700 | 1.543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3B | 13 | 9 | 76.7 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 2.935 | 1.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 63 | 51 | 480.3 | 259 | 30 | 10 | 4 | .967 | 5.415 | 4.587 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 33.3 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 29 | 27 | 235.0 | 145 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 5.898 | 5.310 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 67 | 54 | 486.7 | 337 | 38 | 4 | 5 | .989 | 6.935 | 5.597 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 39.3 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 24 | 12 | 121.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.003 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 16.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.813 | 5.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 5.400 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 75 | 62 | 555.0 | 357 | 24 | 6 | 3 | .984 | 6.178 | 5.080 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 28.6 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 9 | 3 | 39.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .908 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 117 | 107 | 937.3 | 582 | 66 | 9 | 10 | .986 | 6.222 | 5.538 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 42 | 35.0 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.857 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 117 | 99 | 889.3 | 585 | 54 | 13 | 7 | .980 | 6.467 | 5.462 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 33 | 28.2 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 45 | 37 | 324.3 | 192 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 6.244 | 5.000 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 29.0 |
| Totals | 1345 | 1087 | 9850.0 | 5287 | 593 | 116 | 80 | .981 | 5.373 | 4.372 | 65 | 0 | 571 | 327 | 36.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | AWDIV | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | AWDIV | C | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | C | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| 1981 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | LF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 4.667 |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 57.0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.421 | 3.111 |
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