Mike Magnante

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: June 17, 1965 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: John Burroughs HS (Burbank, CA)

School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 22, 1991 (Age 25-309d, 15,915th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 29, 2002 (Age 37-042d)
vs. CLE 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Michael Anthony Magnante

Pronunciation: \Mag-nan-tee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

ERA

4.08

484

617.2

347

WHIP

1.457

Summary of 45 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 10 go ahead

4 Tms
KCR	27
OAK	12
HOU	4
ANA	2

Platoon
vs RHB	32
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Away	30
Home	15

Outs
1	21
0	12
2	12

17 Opps
MIN	4
TEX	4
ANA/CAL	4
BAL	4
CLE	4
COL	3
SEA	3
BOS	3
CHW	3
MIL	3
NYY	2
DET	2
LAD	2
TBD	1
OAK	1
NYM	1
TOR	1

43 Batters
Mike Piazza	2
Kirby Puckett	2
Ryan Thompson	1
Billy Ripken	1
Mike Stanley	1
Ray Durham	1
Jack Clark	1
Carlos Baerga	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Travis Fryman	1
Mike Cameron	1
Harvey Pulliam	1
Randy Velarde	1
Lee Stevens	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Tom Goodwin	1
Dave Nilsson	1
Todd Helton	1
Jeff Reboulet	1
Dave Parker	1
Rex Hudler	1
Mo Vaughn	1
José Nieves	1
Harold Baines	1
Brady Anderson	1
Bret Boone	1
Mike Gallego	1
Robin Ventura	1
John Jaha	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Troy Glaus	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Iván Rodríguez	1
Julio Franco	1
John Olerud	1
Pat Listach	1
Chuck Knoblauch	1
Leo Gómez	1
Brad Fullmer	1
Mike Greenwell	1
Tony Clark	1
Jeff Tackett	1

19 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	7
RingCentral Col (OAK)	6
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	20
9	10
89	6
8	5
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	12
4	7
6	6
1	6
3	5
5	5
7+	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	41
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
12-	9
123	3
--3	3
-2-	3
1--	2
-23	1
1-3	1

84 Runs
RISP	20
0 on	23
1 on	8
2 on	11
3 on	3
Any on	22

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

1-3	7
4-6	15
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	14
+3	2
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	5
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	20
Tied	4
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	8
1-0	8
0-0	6
1-2	4
0-1	4
2-2	4
3-1	3
2-0	3
1-1	2
2-1	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
3B	6
2B	5
CF	5
C	5
DH	5
RF	4
SS	4
PH	2
LF	2

OrderPos
3rd	12
5th	9
6th	6
4th	5
1st	4
8th	3
7th	2
9th	2
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-04-22	Carlos Baerga	CLE		KCR	ahead 9-4	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	3	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Baerga Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-07-02	Dave Parker	CAL		KCR	ahead 9-2	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	5	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Parker Scores
3	3	3	1	1991-07-05	Mike Gallego	OAK	@	KCR	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	8	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Gallego Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1992-05-10	Jack Clark	BOS	@	KCR	ahead 3-0	t 3	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	3	9%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Reed Scores; W. Boggs Scores; J. Clark Scores
5	5	2	1	1992-05-18	Robin Ventura	CHW		KCR	behind 0-6	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Ventura Scores
6	6	3	1	1992-05-23	Iván Rodríguez	TEX		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	2	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. González Scores; I. Rodríguez Scores
7	7	4	1	1992-06-26	Jeff Tackett	BAL		KCR	behind 3-4	b 5	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	9	2	16%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Tackett Scores
8	8	5	1	1992-09-12	Randy Velarde	NYY		KCR	behind 7-8	b 7	1	12-	7,(3-2) BBFFBFX	3	6	5	45%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Mattingly Scores; M. Hall Scores; R. Velarde Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1993-08-21	Mike Stanley	NYY		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	5	2	11%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	2	1	1993-08-31	John Jaha	MIL		KCR	tied 3-3	b 4	1	-2-	4,(1-2) FCBX	2	6	3	19%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Vaughn Scores
11	11	3	1	1993-09-06	Pat Listach	MIL	@	KCR	behind 0-2	t 6	1	-2-	3,(2-0) 2BBX	2	3	6	21%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Hamilton Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1994-05-10	Kirby Puckett	MIN	@	KCR	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Knoblauch Scores
13	13	2	1	1994-05-30	Mike Greenwell	BOS		KCR	behind 3-5	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) .BBFSX	1	5	7	13%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	3	1	1994-06-26	Kirby Puckett	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	3	9	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Knoblauch Scores
15	15	4	2	1994-06-26	Jeff Reboulet	MIN		KCR	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	--3	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	2	2	6	7%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Walbeck Scores
16	16	5	1	1994-06-29	Julio Franco	CHW		KCR	behind 5-6	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	DH	14%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1995-07-06	Travis Fryman	DET		KCR	ahead 11-5	b 8	2	---	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	1	3	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	1995-07-15	Leo Gómez	BAL		KCR	ahead 4-0	b 3	0	-23	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	6	5	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Ripken Scores; H. Baines Scores
19	19	3	1	1995-07-23	Harold Baines	BAL	@	KCR	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	---	6,(3-2) FBBBFX	1	5	DH	5%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	4	1	1995-08-26	Mickey Tettleton	TEX	@	KCR	ahead 8-1	t 4	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Clark Scores
21	21	5	1	1995-09-16	Rex Hudler	CAL		KCR	behind 2-7	b 8	1	12-	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	7	4	9%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Correia Scores; G. Anderson Scores
22	22	6	1	1995-10-01	Billy Ripken	CLE		KCR	ahead 11-4	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1996-04-28	Mo Vaughn	BOS		KCR	behind 3-6	b 8	1	12-	5,(2-2) BCFBX	3	3	3	40%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Cole Scores; J. Valentin Scores
24	24	2	1	1996-05-10	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		KCR	behind 9-14	b 8	0	---	7,(2-2) CCFBFBX	1	3	8	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	3	1	1996-06-27	Dave Nilsson	MIL	@	KCR	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	4	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Nilsson Scores
26	26	4	1	1996-07-05	Chuck Knoblauch	MIN		KCR	behind 0-5	b 3	2	1--	5,(3-1) B1BBCX	2	1	4	11%	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); M. Lawton Scores/unER; C. Knoblauch Scores/unER
27	27	5	1	1996-09-21	Ryan Thompson	CLE		KCR	ahead 10-4	b 8	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Candaele Scores; M. Ramirez Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1997-06-11	Mike Piazza	LAD		HOU	ahead 7-4	b 8	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	2	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Butler Scores; W. Guerrero Scores
29	29	2	1	1997-09-10	Harvey Pulliam	COL		HOU	behind 4-6	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	9	PH	13%	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1998-04-10	Mike Piazza	LAD		HOU	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	123	4,(3-0) BBBX	4	3	2	11%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Hubbard Scores; E. Young Scores; T. Hollandsworth Scores
31	31	2	1	1998-09-15 (2)	John Olerud	NYM	@	HOU	behind 2-3	t 8	0	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	3	40%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Alfonzo Scores; M. Piazza Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1999-05-27	Brady Anderson	BAL	@	ANA	ahead 2-1	t 7	1	123	2,(0-1) FX	4	1	8	18%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Ripken Scores; D. DeShields Scores; C. Johnson Scores
33	33	2	1	1999-08-14	Tony Clark	DET		ANA	behind 1-4	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	9%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2000-04-07	Ray Durham	CHW	@	OAK	behind 4-6	t 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	1	4	54%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Lee Scores; J. Abbott Scores/unER
35	35	2	1	2000-07-17 (1)	Todd Helton	COL		OAK	behind 7-9	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	13%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	3	1	2000-07-17 (2)	Tom Goodwin	COL		OAK	behind 2-4	b 7	1	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	1	8	40%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Shumpert Scores; B. Petrick Scores; N. Pérez Scores/unER
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2001-04-13	Alex Rodriguez	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 8-0	t 4	0	---	10,(3-2) CFBBBFFFFX	1	3	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
38	38	2	2	2001-04-13	Andrés Galarraga	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 9-0	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	3	1	2001-05-08	Brad Fullmer	TOR		OAK	behind 4-8	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	4	1	2001-06-07	Troy Glaus	ANA		OAK	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	---	7,(3-2) FCBBBFX	1	3	5	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
41	41	5	1	2001-06-21	Bret Boone	SEA	@	OAK	behind 6-8	t 5	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	PH	30%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Olerud Scores; A. Martin Scores
42	42	6	1	2001-09-21	Mike Cameron	SEA	@	OAK	behind 0-5	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	5	8	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43	43	7	1	2001-10-04	José Nieves	ANA		OAK	behind 0-5	b 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	6	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2002-05-31	Greg Vaughn	TBD		OAK	tied 8-8	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) BFSX	1	5	7	16%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	2	1	2002-07-29	Lee Stevens	CLE	@	OAK	behind 5-6	t 7	0	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	6	3	33%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Thome Scores; M. Bradley Scores