Mike Fitzgerald

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: July 13, 1960 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 6th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lakewood HS (Lakewood, CA).

High School: Lakewood HS (Lakewood, CA)

Debut: September 13, 1983 (Age 23-062d, 14,840th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 32-083d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Adam Katz

Full Name: Michael Roy Fitzgerald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.1

2316

545

.235

220

RBI

293

OBP

.321

SLG

.346

OPS

.667

OPS+

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

Summary of 48 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 17 go ahead

3 Tms
MON	39
CAL	6
NYM	3

Platoon
vs RHP	30
vs LHP	18

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	19

Outs
1	18
0	16
2	14

16 Opps
PHI	8
ATL	7
CHC	6
CIN	5
PIT	5
NYM	4
SFG	2
STL	2
CLE	2
TEX	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

43 Pitchers
Sid Fernandez	2
Danny Jackson	2
Dennis Cook	2
Scott Scudder	2
Mike Bielecki	2
Floyd Youmans	1
Bob Kipper	1
Ron Darling	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Larry Andersen	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Bob Milacki	1
Jimmy Key	1
Bob Walk	1
Rick Aguilera	1
José de Jesús	1
Zane Smith	1
Mike Scott	1
José Álvarez	1
Mario Soto	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Charlie Leibrandt	1
Dan Smith	1
Bruce Sutter	1
Jeff Pico	1
Tony Ghelfi	1
Kevin Gross	1
Rick Luecken	1
Greg Harris	1
John Smiley	1
Derek Lilliquist	1
Ricky Horton	1
Jim Acker	1
Doug Bair	1
Mark Davis	1
Chris Hammond	1
George Frazier	1
Pascual Pérez	1
Joe Magrane	1
John Burkett	1
Calvin Schiraldi	1
Charles Hudson	1
Tim Layana	1

13 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	14
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	6
VeteransStad (PHI)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	28
8	4
78	4
89	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	17
2	8
1	6
3	5
6	4
4	4
7+	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	10
123	3
-2-	3
12-	2
--3	2

76 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	28
1 on	15
2 on	2
3 on	3
Any on	20

Inning
1	3
2	13
3	1
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	4
9	2
Extra	2

1-3	17
4-6	18
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	7
+1	8
Tied	15
-1	7
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	19
Tied	15
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	17
3-2	6
0-0	6
1-0	4
0-1	4
2-1	3
2-0	3
1-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	44
PH	2
RF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
8th	18
7th	17
5th	5
6th	4
3rd	2
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1983-09-13	NYM	@	PHI	Tony Ghelfi	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---		1	8	2	0.105	70%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1984-05-22	NYM		SFG	Mark Davis	behind 2-5	b 9	1	---		1	8	2	0.024	4%		Home Run
3	3	2	1	1984-07-23	NYM		STL	Ricky Horton	tied 1-1	b 2	0	1--		2	7	2	0.174	76%		Home Run; H. Brooks Scores/unER
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1985-06-28	MON		PHI	Charles Hudson	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---		1	8	2	0.125	64%		Home Run
5	5	2	2	1985-06-28	MON		PHI	Larry Andersen	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---		1	8	2	0.032	98%		Home Run
6	6	3	1	1985-06-29	MON		PHI	Kevin Gross	behind 1-6	b 7	2	---		1	8	2	0.017	3%		Home Run
7	7	4	1	1985-07-09	MON	@	ATL	Pascual Pérez	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---		1	8	2	0.118	62%		Home Run
8	8	5	1	1985-07-10	MON	@	ATL	Bruce Sutter	tied 5-5	t 11	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.344	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1986-04-26	MON	@	CHC	George Frazier	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	---		1	8	2	0.104	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1986-04-29	MON	@	CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	-2-		2	8	2	0.123	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Newman Scores
11	11	3	1	1986-05-09	MON		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 1-2	b 5	2	---		1	8	2	0.170	51%		Home Run (Deep CF)
12	12	4	1	1986-05-16	MON	@	SDP	Andy Hawkins	tied 1-1	t 8	0	---		1	8	2	0.261	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	5	1	1986-05-30	MON	@	HOU	Mike Scott	tied 0-0	t 5	2	---		1	8	2	0.163	61%		Home Run
14	14	6	1	1986-06-24	MON	@	NYM	Rick Aguilera	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	--3		2	8	2	0.092	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Galarraga Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1987-05-01	MON	@	NYM	Ron Darling	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---		1	5	2	0.098	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	2	1	1987-06-17	MON		NYM	Sid Fernandez	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	123		4	8	2	0.126	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Brooks Scores; A. Galarraga Scores; V. Law Scores
17	17	3	1	1987-06-23	MON	@	PIT	Bob Kipper	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	---		1	8	2	0.087	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1988-05-05	MON		ATL	Jim Acker	ahead 2-1	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	2	0.110	97%		Home Run (LF Line); A. Galarraga Scores
19	19	2	1	1988-07-08	MON	@	ATL	José Álvarez	ahead 6-0	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.007	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	3	1	1988-07-26	MON		CHC	Jeff Pico	tied 4-4	b 11	2	123	2,(0-1) .CX	4	2	PH	0.347	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); P. Pérez Scores; O. Nixon Scores; D. Martinez Scores
21	21	4	1	1988-09-20 (2)	MON	@	CHC	Calvin Schiraldi	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.141	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Foley Scores
22	22	5	1	1988-09-29	MON		CHC	Mike Bielecki	behind 1-2	b 2	1	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	2	0.193	65%		Home Run; T. Foley Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1989-04-10	MON	@	PHI	Floyd Youmans	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.117	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	2	2	1989-04-10	MON	@	PHI	Greg Harris	behind 4-5	t 6	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	7	2	0.179	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	1989-07-23	MON		CIN	Danny Jackson	tied 3-3	b 4	1	1--	4,(2-1) FBB1X	2	7	2	0.228	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. García Scores
26	26	4	2	1989-07-23	MON		CIN	Scott Scudder	ahead 7-3	b 5	1	12-	6,(3-2) ..BBBCFX	3	7	2	0.040	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Wallach Scores; D. García Scores
27	27	5	1	1989-08-08	MON	@	CHC	Mike Bielecki	behind 0-1	t 4	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	2	0.255	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Wallach Scores
28	28	6	1	1989-09-07	MON		PIT	Bob Walk	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	2	0.139	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	7	1	1989-09-21	MON	@	PIT	John Smiley	tied 0-0	t 1	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	5	5	0.243	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Raines Scores; A. Galarraga Scores; H. Brooks Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1990-04-29	MON	@	CIN	Tim Layana	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BU.X	1	7	2	0.061	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	2	1	1990-05-28	MON	@	ATL	Derek Lilliquist	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	2	0.186	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Wallach Scores
32	32	3	1	1990-06-10	MON		STL	Joe Magrane	behind 2-4	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.140	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	4	1	1990-06-11 (1)	MON	@	PHI	Dennis Cook	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	2	0.162	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); S. Owen Scores
34	34	5	1	1990-07-14 (2)	MON	@	ATL	Charlie Leibrandt	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	2	0.165	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Wallach Scores
35	35	6	1	1990-07-15	MON	@	ATL	Rick Luecken	ahead 10-8	t 7	1	---	7,(3-2) BCFBBFX	1	5	2	0.084	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	7	1	1990-07-31	MON		NYM	Sid Fernandez	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	6	2	0.097	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	8	1	1990-08-21	MON	@	SFG	John Burkett	behind 0-4	t 5	0	1--		2	7	2	0.114	23%		Home Run; L. Walker Scores
38	38	9	1	1990-09-09	MON	@	PIT	Doug Bair	ahead 4-3	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.131	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1991-06-13	MON		CIN	Chris Hammond	behind 0-2	b 4	1	1--	7,(3-2) B11BBCF>F1>X	2	5	2	0.237	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Calderón Scores; M. Fitzgerald Scores
40	40	2	1	1991-08-10	MON	@	PHI	José de Jesús	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.151	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Fitzgerald Scores
41	41	3	1	1991-08-13	MON	@	CHC	Danny Jackson	behind 2-5	t 7	2	12-	2,(0-1) .CX	3	9	PH	0.339	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Barberie Scores; G. Reyes Scores; M. Fitzgerald Scores
42	42	4	1	1991-10-05	MON	@	PIT	Zane Smith	tied 0-0	t 1	1	--3	7,(3-2) BFCFBBX	2	3	9	0.136	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Owen Scores; M. Fitzgerald Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1992-05-01	CAL	@	CLE	Scott Scudder	ahead 5-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	7	2	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Fitzgerald Scores
44	44	2	1	1992-05-02	CAL	@	CLE	Dennis Cook	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFBFX	1	6	2	0.110	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Fitzgerald Scores
45	45	3	1	1992-05-07	CAL		NYY	Scott Sanderson	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.075	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Fitzgerald Scores
46	46	4	1	1992-05-24	CAL	@	BAL	Bob Milacki	tied 2-2	t 4	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.136	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Fitzgerald Scores
47	47	5	1	1992-07-22	CAL		TOR	Jimmy Key	tied 3-3	b 7	0	---	6,(2-2) CBBCFX	1	8	2	0.208	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Fitzgerald Scores
48	48	6	1	1992-10-03	CAL		TEX	Dan Smith	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	7,(3-2) BBF111BF>F>X	2	7	2	0.156	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Sojo Scores; M. Fitzgerald Scores

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PHI	8
ATL	7
CHC	6
CIN	5
PIT	5
NYM	4
SFG	2
STL	2
CLE	2
TEX	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

PHI	8
ATL	7
CHC	6
CIN	5
PIT	5
NYM	4
SFG	2
STL	2
CLE	2
TEX	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

PHI	8
ATL	7
CHC	6
CIN	5
PIT	5
NYM	4
SFG	2
STL	2
CLE	2
TEX	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1