1923
Born November 17, 1923
San Gabriel, CA, USA
Mike Garcia Notable
b. November 17, 1923 · Cleveland Indians 1948–1959, Chicago White Sox 1960, Washington Senators 1961
Mike Garcia played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1961.
He went 142 and 97 with a 3.27 earned run average, pitching 2,174.7 innings in 428 games. He struck out 1,117, completed 111 of his 281 starts and threw 27 shutouts. Across 428 games he batted .182, with 127 hits and 41 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 23 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1952 and 1954, topping out at 6.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1952 to 1954.
He was born in San Gabriel, CA, USA on November 17, 1923, and died on January 13, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1952, 1953, 1954 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | CLE | 41 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .235 |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .200 |
| 1951 | CLE | 47 | 85 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .212 |
| 1952 | CLE | 46 | 95 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .137 |
| 1953 | CLE | 38 | 96 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .250 |
| 1954 | CLE | 45 | 81 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .136 |
| 1955 | CLE | 38 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .217 |
| 1956 | CLE | 35 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .115 |
| 1957 | CLE | 38 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .160 |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | CLE | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1960 | CHW | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1961 | WSA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 428 | 696 | 41 | 127 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 31 | 151 | 0 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1949 | CLE | 14 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 175.2 | 154 | 46 | 60 | 94 | 2.36 |
| 1950 | CLE | 11 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 184.0 | 191 | 79 | 74 | 76 | 3.86 |
| 1951 | CLE | 20 | 13 | 47 | 30 | 6 | 254.0 | 239 | 89 | 82 | 118 | 3.15 |
| 1952 | CLE | 22 | 11 | 46 | 36 | 4 | 292.1 | 284 | 77 | 87 | 143 | 2.37 |
| 1953 | CLE | 18 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 271.2 | 260 | 98 | 81 | 134 | 3.25 |
| 1954 | CLE | 19 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 258.2 | 220 | 76 | 71 | 129 | 2.64 |
| 1955 | CLE | 11 | 13 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 210.2 | 230 | 94 | 56 | 120 | 4.02 |
| 1956 | CLE | 11 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 197.2 | 213 | 83 | 74 | 119 | 3.78 |
| 1957 | CLE | 12 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 211.1 | 221 | 88 | 73 | 110 | 3.75 |
| 1958 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 1959 | CLE | 3 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 72.0 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 4.00 |
| 1960 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4.58 |
| 1961 | WSA | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 4.74 |
| Career | — | 142 | 97 | 428 | 281 | 23 | 2174.2 | 2148 | 789 | 719 | 1117 | 3.27 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died January 13, 1986
1948
Major-league debut: Mike Garcia
Mike Garcia made a major-league debut on October 3, 1948.
1961
Final major-league game: Mike Garcia
Mike Garcia played a final major-league game on September 2, 1961.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain