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b. September 24, 1890 · Boston Braves 1912, Cincinnati Reds 1914, St. Louis Cardinals 1915–1918, 1924–1925, 1931–1932, New York Giants 1919–1921, Chicago Cubs 1925–1929

González's best season came with St. Louis in 1924, when he played 120 games, collected 119 hits, drove in 53 and hit .296. The games, hits, runs batted in and average were all career highs.

Seventeen seasons gave him 717 hits, 123 doubles, 263 runs batted in, 283 runs and a .253 average across 1,042 games. He caught 868 games and played 60 at first base. St. Louis employed him for parts of thirteen seasons, his longest connection to any club.

González began with Boston in 1912 and Cincinnati in 1914 before joining the Cardinals. He also played for the Giants and Cubs, then returned to St. Louis to finish in 1932. He managed 23 Cardinals games across 1938 and 1940, going 9-13. Five Hall of Fame ballots gave him eight total votes. He died in 1977, at eighty-six.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	BSN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000
1914	CIN	95	176	19	41	6	0	0	10	13	16	2	.233
1915	STL	51	97	12	22	2	2	0	10	8	9	4	.227
1916	STL	118	331	33	79	15	4	0	29	28	18	5	.239
1917	STL	106	290	28	76	8	1	1	28	22	24	12	.262
1918	STL	117	349	33	88	13	4	3	20	39	30	14	.252
1919	NYG	58	158	18	30	6	0	0	8	20	9	3	.190
1920	NYG	11	13	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	.231
1921	NYG	13	24	3	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.375
1924	STL	120	402	34	119	27	1	3	53	24	22	1	.296
1925	CHC/STL	92	268	35	74	16	1	3	22	19	17	3	.276
1926	CHC	80	253	24	63	13	3	1	23	13	17	3	.249
1927	CHC	39	108	15	26	4	1	1	15	10	8	1	.241
1928	CHC	49	158	12	43	9	2	1	21	12	7	2	.272
1929	CHC	60	167	15	40	3	0	0	18	18	14	1	.240
1931	STL	15	19	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	.105
1932	STL	17	14	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	.143
Career	—	1042	2829	283	717	123	19	13	263	231	198	52	.253

On this day & linked events

1890

Born September 24, 1890

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

1977

Died February 19, 1977

1912

Major-league debut: Mike González

Mike González made a major-league debut on September 28, 1912.

1932

Final major-league game: Mike González

Mike González played a final major-league game on September 7, 1932.

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