Mike Lum Marquee

b. October 27, 1945 · Atlanta Braves 1967–1975, 1979–1981, Cincinnati Reds 1976–1978, Chicago Cubs 1981

Mike Lum was born in Honolulu and is among the small number of major leaguers from Hawaii, and he built a fifteen-year career as a left-handed bat off the bench: 877 hits, most of them in the service of a role rather than a lineup spot.

He hit for the cycle for Atlanta in 1975 and, in 1970, hit three home runs in a game against San Diego. Two spells with the Braves bracketed three seasons in Cincinnati during the years the Reds were winning championships.

Born in 1945 and signed by Atlanta out of high school, Lum batted .247 with 90 home runs and 366 walks across 1,517 games, finishing with the Cubs in 1981.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	ATL	9	26	1	6	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	.231
1968	ATL	122	232	22	52	7	3	3	21	14	35	3	.224
1969	ATL	121	168	20	45	8	0	1	22	16	18	0	.268
1970	ATL	123	291	25	74	17	2	7	28	17	43	3	.254
1971	ATL	145	454	56	122	14	1	13	55	47	43	0	.269
1972	ATL	123	369	40	84	14	2	9	38	50	52	1	.228
1973	ATL	138	513	74	151	26	6	16	82	41	89	2	.294
1974	ATL	106	361	50	84	11	2	11	50	45	49	0	.233
1975	ATL	124	364	32	83	8	2	8	36	39	38	2	.228
1976	CIN	84	136	15	31	5	1	3	20	22	24	0	.228
1977	CIN	81	125	14	20	1	0	5	16	9	33	2	.160
1978	CIN	86	146	15	39	7	1	6	23	22	18	0	.267
1979	ATL	111	217	27	54	6	0	6	27	18	34	0	.249
1980	ATL	93	83	7	17	3	0	0	5	18	19	0	.205
1981	ATL/CHC	51	69	6	15	1	0	2	7	7	7	0	.217
Career	—	1517	3554	404	877	128	20	90	431	366	506	13	.247

On this day & linked events

1945

Born October 27, 1945

Honolulu, HI, USA

1967

Major-league debut: Mike Lum

Mike Lum made a major-league debut on September 12, 1967.

1970

Mike Lum's Three-Home-Run Game, 1970

Mike Lum hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres on July 3, 1970.

1981

Final major-league game: Mike Lum

Mike Lum played a final major-league game on September 30, 1981.

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain