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Mike Devereaux

Mike Devereaux Notable

b. April 10, 1963 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1987–1988, 1998, Baltimore Orioles 1989–1994, 1996, Chicago White Sox 1995, Atlanta Braves 1995, Texas Rangers 1997

Mike Devereaux played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1987 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1989 to 1994.

Across 1,086 games he batted .254, with 949 hits and 491 runs. He finished with 105 home runs, 170 doubles and 85 stolen bases.

He played 1,040 games in the outfield, with 2,410 putouts and 29 errors.

He was born in Casper, WY, USA on April 10, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 2 1990, 1992
NLCS MVP 1 1995
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1992

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1987 LAD 1954712 300 43103 .222
1988 LAD 304345 100 22100 .116
1989 BAL 12239155104 1438 46366022 .266
1990 BAL 1083674888 18112 49284813 .240
1991 BAL 14960882158 271019 594711516 .260
1992 BAL 15665376180 291124 107449410 .276
1993 BAL 13152772132 31314 7543993 .250
1994 BAL 853013561 829 3322721 .203
1995 ATL/CHW 12138855116 24111 6327628 .299
1996 BAL 1273234974 1128 3434538 .229
1997 TEX 2972815 300 77101 .208
1998 LAD 91304 100 1320 .308
Career 10863740491949 17033105 48029663585 .254

On this day & linked events

1963

Born April 10, 1963

Casper, WY, USA

1987

Major-league debut: Mike Devereaux

Mike Devereaux made a major-league debut on September 2, 1987.

1998

Final major-league game: Mike Devereaux

Mike Devereaux played a final major-league game on April 17, 1998.

Image: 1987 Rookies Cartoon Back baseball card set, public domain