Mike García

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1923 in San Gabriel, CA us

Died: January 13, 1986 in Fairview Park, OH

Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA

High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)

Debut: October 3, 1948 (Age 24-321d, 10,573rd in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 2, 1961 (Age 37-289d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Edward Miguel Garcia

Nicknames: The Big Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

142

ERA

3.27

428

281

2174.2

1117

WHIP

1.318

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,6-7	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (3)	May 3	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	16 (2)	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	28	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	20 (3)	May 11	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	CG	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 16	CLE		NYY	L,1-4	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	32 (2)	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	25	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	GS	20	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	42 (4)	Jun 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	47 (4)	Jun 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,15-8	GS	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	50 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	25	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (5)	Jun 22	CLE		WSH	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-11	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	68 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	70 (1)	Jul 3	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	GS	22	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	74 (3)	Jul 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS	33	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	81 (6)	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
21	87 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	89 (1)	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	93 (3)	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	100 (6)	Aug 3	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	101	Aug 4	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	104 (2)	Aug 7	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	108 (3)	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-5	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	116 (7)	Aug 19 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	GS	39	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	125 (4)	Aug 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	130 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	GS	25	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	136 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-6		13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	141 (4)	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	146 (4)	Sep 18 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
35	150 (3)	Sep 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11		25	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		197.2	13	27	0	40	2