Gene Michael Notable

b. June 2, 1938 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers 1967, New York Yankees 1968–1974, Detroit Tigers 1975

Gene Michael played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1966 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1975. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1968 to 1974.

Across 973 games he batted .229, with 642 hits and 249 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 86 doubles and 22 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 1 game. He struck out 3.

He played 844 games at shortstop, with 2,576 assists and 155 errors. He turned 489 double plays.

He was born in Kent, OH, USA on June 2, 1938, and died on September 7, 2017. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1966	PIT	30	33	9	5	2	1	0	2	0	7	0	.152
1967	LAD	98	223	20	45	3	1	0	7	11	30	1	.202
1968	NYY	61	116	8	23	3	0	1	8	2	23	3	.198
1969	NYY	119	412	41	112	24	4	2	31	43	56	7	.272
1970	NYY	134	435	42	93	10	1	2	38	50	93	3	.214
1971	NYY	139	456	36	102	15	0	3	35	48	64	3	.224
1972	NYY	126	391	29	91	7	4	1	32	32	45	4	.233
1973	NYY	129	418	30	94	11	1	3	47	26	51	1	.225
1974	NYY	81	177	19	46	9	0	0	13	14	24	0	.260
1975	DET	56	145	15	31	2	0	3	13	8	28	0	.214
Career	—	973	2806	249	642	86	12	15	226	234	421	22	.229

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1968	NYY	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	5	0	0	3	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	5	0	0	3	0.00

On this day & linked events

1938

Born June 2, 1938

Kent, OH, USA

2017

Died September 7, 2017

1966

Major-league debut: Gene Michael

Gene Michael made a major-league debut on July 15, 1966.

1975

Final major-league game: Gene Michael

Gene Michael played a final major-league game on September 9, 1975.

Image: Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY-SA 2.0