Mike Hart (hartmi01)

James Michael Hart

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.
• School Alma College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
• High School Portage Central High School
• Debut June 12, 1980
• Final Game June 22, 1980
• Born December 20, 1951 in Kalamazoo, MI USA

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Biographical Information

Mike Hart played 5 games for the Texas Rangers during the 1980 season, going 1 for 4. He was a minor league veteran, having played his first seven seasons in the Montreal Expos organization after having been drafted in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft. He was traded to the Rangers in return for Jim Mason following the 1978 season.

During the 1981 season with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings Hart played in the longest game in organized baseball history. On April 18 in the 12th inning of a night road game against the Pawtucket Red Sox, Hart was a defensive replacement in right field. He came to the plate ten times in the next 20 innings of the game which was suspended after 32 innings. It was completed two months later in 33 innings.

He coached the Shreveport Captains in 1996-1997, before managing there in 1998. He was a coach at the AAA level from 1999 to 2005, including 1999 to 2002 with the Fresno Grizzlies, 2003 with the Rochester Red Wings, 2004 with the Edmonton Trappers and 2005 with the New Orleans Zephyrs. In 2006 he was a coach with the Harrisburg Senators in 2007 with the Savannah Sand Gnats and in 2008 with the St. Lucie Mets.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1987	Newark Orioles	New York-Penn League	42-32	4th	Baltimore Orioles
1988	Hagerstown Suns	Carolina League	79-61	3rd	Baltimore Orioles
1989	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	68-71	4th	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost in 1st round
1990	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	62-75	9th	New York Yankees
1991	Prince William Cannons	Carolina League	71-68	4th	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
1992	Prince William Cannons	Carolina League	69-71	4th (t)	New York Yankees
1993	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	36-35	--	New York Yankees		replaced by Bill Evers (34-33) on June 28
1994	Everett Giants	Northwest League	37-39	5th	San Francisco Giants
1995	Burlington (IA) Bees	Midwest League	54-81	13th	San Francisco Giants
1998	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	57-83	8th	San Francisco Giants

Related Sites

• Mike Hart at the SABR Bio Project