1963
Born June 25, 1963
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Mike Stanley Marquee
b. June 25, 1963 · Texas Rangers 1986–1991, New York Yankees 1992–1995, 1997, Boston Red Sox 1996–2000, Toronto Blue Jays 1998, Oakland Athletics 2000
New York signed him for nothing after Texas let him go, and in 1993 he hit 26 home runs with 84 runs batted in and a .305 average, made the All-Star team and won a Silver Slugger. Nobody had expected any of it; he had 22 home runs in six previous seasons.
Fifteen seasons gave him 1,138 hits, 187 home runs, 702 runs batted in, 652 walks and a .270 average. He caught 751 games and played 301 at first base, mostly for New York and Boston, and hit 24 home runs for the 1996 Red Sox.
He was drafted out of Florida in the sixteenth round and reached the major leagues at twenty-three. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1995 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 1993 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1993 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | 15 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .333 |
| 1987 | TEX | 78 | 216 | 34 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 48 | 3 | .273 |
| 1988 | TEX | 94 | 249 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 37 | 62 | 0 | .229 |
| 1989 | TEX | 67 | 122 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 1 | .246 |
| 1990 | TEX | 103 | 189 | 21 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 1 | .249 |
| 1991 | TEX | 95 | 181 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 0 | .249 |
| 1992 | NYY | 68 | 173 | 24 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 0 | .249 |
| 1993 | NYY | 130 | 423 | 70 | 129 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 84 | 57 | 85 | 1 | .305 |
| 1994 | NYY | 82 | 290 | 54 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 0 | .300 |
| 1995 | NYY | 118 | 399 | 63 | 107 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 83 | 57 | 106 | 1 | .268 |
| 1996 | BOS | 121 | 397 | 73 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 2 | .270 |
| 1997 | BOS/NYY | 125 | 347 | 61 | 103 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 65 | 54 | 72 | 0 | .297 |
| 1998 | BOS/TOR | 145 | 497 | 74 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 79 | 82 | 129 | 3 | .256 |
| 1999 | BOS | 136 | 427 | 59 | 120 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 72 | 70 | 94 | 0 | .281 |
| 2000 | BOS/OAK | 90 | 282 | 33 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 65 | 0 | .238 |
| Career | — | 1467 | 4222 | 625 | 1138 | 220 | 7 | 187 | 702 | 652 | 929 | 13 | .270 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Mike Stanley
Mike Stanley made a major-league debut on June 24, 1986.
1995
Mike Stanley's Three-Home-Run Game, 1995
Mike Stanley hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on August 10, 1995.
2000
Final major-league game: Mike Stanley
Mike Stanley played a final major-league game on September 29, 2000.
Image: 1987 Rookies Cartoon Back baseball card set, public domain