1985
Born September 6, 1985
Amory, MS, USA
Mitch Moreland Notable
b. September 6, 1985 · Texas Rangers 2010–2016, Boston Red Sox 2017–2020, San Diego Padres 2020, Oakland Athletics 2021
Mitch Moreland played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2010 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2021.
Across 1,260 games he batted .251, with 1,020 hits and 527 runs. He finished with 186 home runs, 219 doubles and 11 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 3 games. He struck out 2.
He played 1,045 games at first base, with 7,452 putouts and 34 errors. He turned 778 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2018.
He was born in Amory, MS, USA on September 6, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2018 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2016 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2016 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | TEX | 47 | 145 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 3 | .255 |
| 2011 | TEX | 134 | 464 | 60 | 120 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 39 | 92 | 2 | .259 |
| 2012 | TEX | 114 | 327 | 41 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 23 | 71 | 1 | .275 |
| 2013 | TEX | 147 | 462 | 60 | 107 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 45 | 117 | 0 | .232 |
| 2014 | TEX | 52 | 167 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 43 | 0 | .246 |
| 2015 | TEX | 132 | 471 | 51 | 131 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 32 | 112 | 1 | .278 |
| 2016 | TEX | 147 | 460 | 49 | 107 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 35 | 118 | 1 | .233 |
| 2017 | BOS | 149 | 508 | 73 | 125 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 57 | 120 | 0 | .246 |
| 2018 | BOS | 124 | 404 | 57 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 50 | 102 | 2 | .245 |
| 2019 | BOS | 91 | 298 | 48 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 58 | 34 | 74 | 1 | .252 |
| 2020 | BOS/SDP | 42 | 136 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 0 | .265 |
| 2021 | OAK | 81 | 229 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 58 | 0 | .227 |
| Career | — | 1260 | 4071 | 527 | 1020 | 219 | 9 | 186 | 618 | 385 | 975 | 11 | .251 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Mitch Moreland
Mitch Moreland made a major-league debut on July 29, 2010.
2021
Final major-league game: Mitch Moreland
Mitch Moreland played a final major-league game on August 26, 2021.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0