Mickey Tettleton Notable

b. September 16, 1960 · Oakland Athletics 1984–1987, Baltimore Orioles 1988–1990, Detroit Tigers 1991–1994, Texas Rangers 1995–1997

Mickey Tettleton played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1984 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1997.

Across 1,485 games he batted .241, with 1,132 hits and 711 runs. He finished with 245 home runs, 210 doubles, 949 walks and 23 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 1992, with 122. He played 872 games behind the plate, with 3,978 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 36 double plays. He also played 142 games in the outfield and 125 games at first base.

He took three Silver Sluggers, between 1989 and 1992. He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1989 and 1994.

He was born in Oklahoma City, OK, USA on September 16, 1960. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1989, 1994
Player of the Week	3	1990, 1993, 1995
Silver Slugger	3	1989, 1991, 1992
The Sporting News All-Star	3	1989, 1991, 1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1984	OAK	33	76	10	20	2	1	1	5	11	21	0	.263
1985	OAK	78	211	23	53	12	0	3	15	28	59	2	.251
1986	OAK	90	211	26	43	9	0	10	35	39	51	7	.204
1987	OAK	82	211	19	41	3	0	8	26	30	65	1	.194
1988	BAL	86	283	31	74	11	1	11	37	28	70	0	.261
1989	BAL	117	411	72	106	21	2	26	65	73	117	3	.258
1990	BAL	135	444	68	99	21	2	15	51	106	160	2	.223
1991	DET	154	501	85	132	17	2	31	89	101	131	3	.263
1992	DET	157	525	82	125	25	0	32	83	122	137	0	.238
1993	DET	152	522	79	128	25	4	32	110	109	139	3	.245
1994	DET	107	339	57	84	18	2	17	51	97	98	0	.248
1995	TEX	134	429	76	102	19	1	32	78	107	110	0	.238
1996	TEX	143	491	78	121	26	1	24	83	95	137	2	.246
1997	TEX	17	44	5	4	1	0	3	4	3	12	0	.091
Career	—	1485	4698	711	1132	210	16	245	732	949	1307	23	.241

On this day & linked events

1960

Born September 16, 1960

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

1984

Major-league debut: Mickey Tettleton

Mickey Tettleton made a major-league debut on June 30, 1984.

1997

Final major-league game: Mickey Tettleton

Mickey Tettleton played a final major-league game on July 2, 1997.

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