Mike Macfarlane
Mike Macfarlane | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Stockton, California | April 12, 1964|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 23, 1987, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1999, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 129 |
Runs batted in | 514 |
Teams | |
Michael Andrew Macfarlane (born April 12, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1987–1994, 1996–1998), Boston Red Sox (1995), and Oakland Athletics (1998–1999).
Early life[]
Macfarlane graduated from Lincoln High School in Stockton, California in 1982. He played collegiate baseball for Santa Clara University before his selection in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 1985 draft.
Career[]
In 1988, Macfarlane became the first Royals rookie catcher to start on Opening Day since Ellie Rodríguez in 1969. In 1992, he led Kansas City with 17 home runs and a .445 slugging percentage. In 1994, he became the Royals leader in all-time games caught, surpassing a club record set by John Wathan.
In a 13-season major league career, Macfarlane posted a .252 batting average with 129 home runs and 514 runs batted in in 1,164 games played. He is ranked 64th all-time among American League catchers with a .992 fielding percentage while throwing out 33% of potential basestealers. His 97 hit by pitches ranks him 100th on the MLB all-time list.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers[permanent dead link]
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Stockton, California
- Kansas City Royals players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Boston Red Sox players
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American baseball catcher, 1960s birth stubs