1959
Born August 3, 1959
Pine Bluff, AR, USA
Mike Jeffcoat Notable
b. August 3, 1959 · Cleveland Indians 1983–1985, San Francisco Giants 1985, Texas Rangers 1987–1992, Florida Marlins 1994
Mike Jeffcoat played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1983 and closing with the Florida Marlins in 1994. His longest stay was with the Texas Rangers, from 1987 to 1992.
He went 25 and 26 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 500 innings in 255 games. He struck out 242 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 255 games he batted .500, with 1 hit and 1 run. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Pine Bluff, AR, USA on August 3, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CLE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CLE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CLE/SFG | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | TEX | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | TEX | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | FLA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 255 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3.31 |
| 1984 | CLE | 5 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 75.1 | 82 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 2.99 |
| 1985 | CLE/SFG | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4.55 |
| 1987 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12.86 |
| 1988 | TEX | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11.70 |
| 1989 | TEX | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 130.2 | 139 | 52 | 33 | 64 | 3.58 |
| 1990 | TEX | 5 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 110.2 | 122 | 55 | 28 | 58 | 4.47 |
| 1991 | TEX | 5 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 79.2 | 104 | 41 | 25 | 43 | 4.63 |
| 1992 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19.2 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7.32 |
| 1994 | FLA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 25 | 26 | 255 | 45 | 7 | 500.0 | 576 | 243 | 149 | 242 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Mike Jeffcoat
Mike Jeffcoat made a major-league debut on August 21, 1983.
1994
Final major-league game: Mike Jeffcoat
Mike Jeffcoat played a final major-league game on June 24, 1994.
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