Mike Hegan Notable

b. July 21, 1942 · New York Yankees 1964, 1966–1967, 1973–1974, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1971, 1974–1977, Oakland Athletics 1971–1973

Mike Hegan played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the New York Yankees in 1964 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977.

Across 965 games he batted .242, with 504 hits and 281 runs. He finished with 53 home runs, 73 doubles and 28 stolen bases.

He played 553 games at first base, with 3,297 putouts and 19 errors. He turned 300 double plays. He also played 177 games in the outfield.

He was an All-Star in 1969. He hit for the cycle in 1976.

He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on July 21, 1942, and died on December 25, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1969

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	NYY	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
1966	NYY	13	39	7	8	0	1	0	2	7	11	1	.205
1967	NYY	68	118	12	16	4	1	1	3	20	40	7	.136
1969	SEP	95	267	54	78	9	6	8	37	62	61	6	.292
1970	MIL	148	476	70	116	21	2	11	52	67	116	9	.244
1971	MIL/OAK	111	177	24	40	7	1	4	14	31	32	2	.226
1972	OAK	98	79	13	26	3	1	1	5	7	20	1	.329
1973	NYY/OAK	112	202	20	49	5	2	7	19	12	51	0	.243
1974	MIL/NYY	107	243	24	57	9	1	9	41	38	43	1	.235
1975	MIL	93	203	19	51	11	0	5	22	31	42	1	.251
1976	MIL	80	218	30	54	4	3	5	31	25	54	0	.248
1977	MIL	35	53	8	9	0	0	2	3	10	17	0	.170
Career	—	965	2080	281	504	73	18	53	229	311	489	28	.242

On this day & linked events

1942

Born July 21, 1942

Cleveland, OH, USA

2013

Died December 25, 2013

1964

Major-league debut: Mike Hegan

Mike Hegan made a major-league debut on September 13, 1964.

1976

Mike Hegan Hits for the Cycle, 1976

Mike Hegan hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Detroit Tigers on September 3, 1976.

1977

Final major-league game: Mike Hegan

Mike Hegan played a final major-league game on July 8, 1977.

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