Mike Macfarlane Notable

b. April 12, 1964 · Kansas City Royals 1987–1994, 1996–1998, Boston Red Sox 1995, Oakland Athletics 1998–1999

Mike Macfarlane played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1987 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1999.

Across 1,164 games he batted .252, with 906 hits and 458 runs. He finished with 129 home runs, 221 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 1,058 games behind the plate, with 5,597 putouts and 49 errors. He turned 75 double plays.

He was born in Stockton, CA, USA on April 12, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1987	KCR	8	19	0	4	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	.211
1988	KCR	70	211	25	56	15	0	4	26	21	37	0	.265
1989	KCR	69	157	13	35	6	0	2	19	7	27	0	.223
1990	KCR	124	400	37	102	24	4	6	58	25	69	1	.255
1991	KCR	84	267	34	74	18	2	13	41	17	52	1	.277
1992	KCR	129	402	51	94	28	3	17	48	30	89	1	.234
1993	KCR	117	388	55	106	27	0	20	67	40	83	2	.273
1994	KCR	92	314	53	80	17	3	14	47	35	71	1	.255
1995	BOS	115	364	45	82	18	1	15	51	38	78	2	.225
1996	KCR	112	379	58	104	24	2	19	54	31	57	3	.274
1997	KCR	82	257	34	61	14	2	8	35	24	47	0	.237
1998	KCR/OAK	81	218	29	53	12	0	7	34	12	36	1	.243
1999	OAK	81	226	24	55	17	0	4	31	13	52	0	.243
Career	—	1164	3602	458	906	221	17	129	514	295	700	12	.252

On this day & linked events

1964

Born April 12, 1964

Stockton, CA, USA

1987

Major-league debut: Mike Macfarlane

Mike Macfarlane made a major-league debut on July 23, 1987.

1999

Final major-league game: Mike Macfarlane

Mike Macfarlane played a final major-league game on October 3, 1999.

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain