Mike Birkbeck

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 10, 1961 in Orrville, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Akron (Akron, OH) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Akron (Akron, OH).

High School: Orrville HS (Orrville, OH)

School: University of Akron (Akron, OH)

Debut: August 17, 1986 (Age 25-160d, 15,217th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 11, 1995 (Age 34-093d)
vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Michael Lawrence Birkbeck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.86

270.1

149

WHIP

1.524

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 27 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
MIL	22
NYM	5

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	13

Outs
1	11
2	9
0	7

13 Opps
TEX	5
CLE	4
KCR	3
ATL	3
DET	3
SEA	2
MIN	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CAL	1
NYY	1
BAL	1

22 Batters
Joe Carter	3
Pete Incaviglia	2
Rubén Sierra	2
Steve Balboni	2
Luis Aguayo	1
Bo Jackson	1
Brook Jacoby	1
Andújar Cedeño	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Lou Whitaker	1
Tom Brunansky	1
David Justice	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Terry Pendleton	1
Wade Boggs	1
Julio Franco	1
Jim Presley	1
Alan Trammell	1
Tim Wallach	1
Darrell Evans	1
Damon Berryhill	1
Jack Howell	1

10 Parks
County Stad (MIL)	9
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	7
7	6
89	5
8	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	9
1	4
3	4
2	4
5	3
4	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	4
-2-	3
--3	2

36 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	18
1 on	9
Any on	9

Inning
1	5
2	6
3	1
4	1
5	4
6	8
7	1
8	1

1-3	12
4-6	13
7-end	2

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	7
+1	6
Tied	3
-1	4
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	15
Tied	3
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	9
0-0	4
1-0	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
2-1	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	6
RF	5
LF	4
CF	3
SS	3
2B	2
DH	2
1B	1
C	1

OrderPos
5th	6
3rd	6
4th	5
6th	4
7th	2
1st	2
8th	2

Leverage
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-04-09	Wade Boggs	BOS	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	5	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run
2	2	2	1	1987-04-19	Pete Incaviglia	TEX	@	MIL	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	-2-		2	4	7	14%	87%		Home Run; P. O'Brien Scores
3	3	3	1	1987-05-01	Jim Presley	SEA		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---		1	5	5	10%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1987-05-06	Jack Howell	CAL	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---		1	5	7	10%	58%		Home Run
5	5	5	1	1987-05-17	Steve Balboni	KCR		MIL	behind 0-1	b 2	2	--3		2	8	3	18%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. White Scores
6	6	6	2	1987-05-17	Danny Tartabull	KCR		MIL	tied 2-2	b 8	2	---		1	4	9	30%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1987-05-23	Brook Jacoby	CLE	@	MIL	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---		1	6	5	10%	50%		Home Run
8	8	8	1	1987-05-28	Tom Brunansky	MIN		MIL	ahead 4-0	b 1	1	-2-		2	7	9	6%	92%		Home Run (CF-RF); G. Larkin Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1988-05-27	Joe Carter	CLE		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	7%	91%		Home Run
10	10	2	1	1988-07-23	Rubén Sierra	TEX	@	MIL	behind 0-4	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	10%	16%		Home Run; P. O'Brien Scores
11	11	3	1	1988-08-02	Luis Aguayo	NYY	@	MIL	behind 0-3	t 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	8%	27%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	4	1	1988-08-07	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL		MIL	behind 0-1	b 1	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	3	6	17%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Orsulak Scores
13	13	5	1	1988-08-17	Joe Carter	CLE		MIL	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	10%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	6	2	1988-08-17	Joe Carter	CLE		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	1988-08-27	Alan Trammell	DET	@	MIL	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	3	6	12%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	8	2	1988-08-27	Darrell Evans	DET	@	MIL	ahead 3-1	t 5	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	DH	9%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	9	1	1988-09-01	Lou Whitaker	DET		MIL	behind 0-6	b 6	0	1--	4,(1-2) BFCX	2	1	4	5%	9%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Pettis Scores
18	18	10	1	1988-09-17	Steve Balboni	SEA		MIL	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	DH	12%	86%		Home Run (LF-CF); A. Davis Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1989-04-19	Julio Franco	TEX		MIL	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	4	11%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	2	2	1989-04-19	Rubén Sierra	TEX		MIL	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	9	11%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	3	3	1989-04-19	Pete Incaviglia	TEX		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	1--	3,(2-0) 1BB+1X	2	6	7	10%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Franco Scores
22	22	4	1	1989-05-05	Bo Jackson	KCR	@	MIL	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) SBBFFBX	1	6	7	10%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1992-08-31 (2)	Terry Pendleton	ATL	@	NYM	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	5	13%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Pendleton Scores
24	24	2	2	1992-08-31 (2)	Damon Berryhill	ATL	@	NYM	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	6	2	9%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Berryhill Scores
25	25	3	3	1992-08-31 (2)	David Justice	ATL	@	NYM	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	--3	5,(2-2) CBBFX	2	4	9	6%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Sanders Scores; D. Justice Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1995-05-24	Tim Wallach	LAD	@	NYM	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---		1	5	5	9%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	2	1	1995-06-11	Andújar Cedeño	SDP		NYM	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	10%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball)