Mike Laga
Michael Russell Laga
Born: June 14, 1960
Ridgewood, NJ US
Primary Position: First base
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 1 (1980 January Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Bergen CC
Career: 1980-1992
Major League Statistics
Mike Laga compiled a career batting average of .263 with 255 home runs and 810 RBI in his 1257-game career with the Lakeland Tigers, Birmingham Barons, Evansville Triplets, Nashville Sounds, Louisville Redbirds, Phoenix Firebirds and Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
Lakeland Tigers |
Birmingham Barons |
Evansville Triplets |
Nashville Sounds |
Louisville Redbirds |
Phoenix Firebirds |
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
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Batting:
Year | Level | 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 |
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1980 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 122 | 503 | 407 | 60 | 111 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 71 | .273 | .391 | .425 | .816 | 173 | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||
1981 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 142 | 610 | 547 | 89 | 158 | 28 | 7 | 31 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 113 | .289 | .348 | .536 | .884 | 293 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
1982 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 126 | 510 | 444 | 77 | 111 | 15 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 117 | .250 | .335 | .527 | .862 | 234 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
1983 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 105 | 406 | 355 | 46 | 82 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 97 | .231 | .315 | .439 | .755 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 153 | 615 | 569 | 86 | 151 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 130 | .265 | .312 | .508 | .820 | 289 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 117 | 478 | 430 | 58 | 113 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 95 | .263 | .321 | .481 | .802 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 12 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .220 | .289 | .439 | .728 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 116 | 475 | 418 | 80 | 127 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 93 | .304 | .377 | .605 | .982 | 253 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
1988 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 13 | 55 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .204 | .291 | .306 | .597 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 126 | 483 | 449 | 55 | 108 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 96 | .241 | .290 | .479 | .769 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
1990 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 89 | 366 | 309 | 63 | 92 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 62 | .298 | .393 | .589 | .982 | 182 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
1991 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 124 | 496 | 453 | 53 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 32 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 109 | .236 | .288 | .492 | .781 | 223 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
1992 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 12 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .156 | .200 | .469 | .669 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 1257 | 5077 | 4503 | 679 | 1184 | 238 | 43 | 255 | 810 | 21 | 27 | 451 | 1008 | .263 | .334 | .505 | .839 | 2273 | 14 | 58 | 6 | 59 | 63 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1B | 118 | 1025 | 84 | 18 | 98 | .984 | 9.398 |
1981 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 142 | 1193 | 105 | 23 | 91 | .983 | 9.141 |
1982 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 125 | 1135 | 68 | 18 | 93 | .985 | 9.624 |
1983 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 101 | 835 | 62 | 11 | 81 | .988 | 8.881 |
1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 111 | 1008 | 92 | 14 | 112 | .987 | 9.910 |
1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 114 | 1024 | 111 | 11 | 101 | .990 | 9.956 |
1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 12 | 109 | 16 | 2 | 10 | .984 | 1.417 |
1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1B | 102 | 922 | 67 | 11 | 98 | .989 | 9.696 |
1988 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1B | 7 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .987 | 11.000 |
1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 1B | 121 | 1064 | 93 | 6 | 99 | .995 | 9.562 |
1990 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 1B | 88 | 760 | 64 | 3 | 67 | .996 | 9.364 |
1991 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 1B | 122 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 1163 | 9149 | 765 | 118 | 857 | .988 | 8.525 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
1981 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
1991 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||
1992 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
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