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

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Team Record in Appearances: 28-19 / in Starts: 18-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 9

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	76	6	Apr 22(2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	8	3	2	4	9	0	0	2.00	1.81	40	11	8	1	0	8	66			0	0	0	36	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.58	0.398	4.97	0.75%	1.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
2	77	10	Apr 29(2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,11-13	GS-4		6	3.0	7	6	6	1	2	1	0	6.00	2.98	16	1	5	0	0	7	22			2	1	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.400	3.29	-0.80%	-3.79	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 0 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	78	14	May 5	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	W(2-0)	5	9.0	7	2	2	3	8	1	0	4.29	3.05	36	10	8	2	0	7	70			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.76	0.444	5.38	0.82%	2.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
4	79	20	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-7	L(2-1)	6	7.0	8	3	2	2	3	0	0	3.86	2.91	29	14	5	1	0	5	52			2	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	.77	-0.051	2.15	-0.09%	0.55	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
5	80	23	May 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-11	7-7		1	1.0	4	4	4	2	1	0	0	4.97	3.03	9	1	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.053	.34	-0.10%	-3.51	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d7
6	81	26	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-8	L(2-2)	3	7.0	8	2	1	1	1	0	1	4.25	3.03	29	9	9	0	0	8	55			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.27	0.215	2.64	0.27%	2.13	1b start tie	8b 123 0 out tie
7	82	29	May 20(2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-3	5-GF	W(3-2)	1	4.1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.79	2.90	16	7	3	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.401	2.03	0.32%	2.42	5b -2- 2 out tie	9b end a 2
8	83	33	May 26	CLE		CHW	L,0-6	GS-7	L(3-3)	5	7.0	7	3	3	5	1	0	0	3.80	3.11	33	9	11	0	0	7	47			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.081	1.34	-0.08%	0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
9	84	39	May 30(2)	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	W(4-3)	3	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.36	2.99	32	15	9	1	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	0.368	1.13	0.24%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	85	44	Jun 4	CLE		NYY	W,8-2	CG	W(5-3)	4	9.0	10	2	2	4	6	0	0	3.17	2.92	39	7	12	1	0	10	61			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.021	1.27	0.03%	2.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
11	86	51	Jun 10(2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-8	GS-7	L(5-4)	5	7.0	7	5	4	5	3	0	0	3.36	3.00	35	13	7	1	0	7	43			0	0	0	29	1	0	2	0	0	3	1.37	-0.201	2.82	-0.25%	-1.60	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
12	87	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-6	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	3.00	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	0.093	5.58	0.09%	0.45	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
13	88	55	Jun 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-6	L(5-5)	3	6.0	5	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.43	2.96	25	9	6	0	0	5	51			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	1	.95	-0.125	1.56	-0.12%	0.04	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
14	89	57	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-7	9-9		1	0.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.55	3.04	4	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.44	-0.328	3.40	-0.27%	-3.67	9b 12- 1 out a5	9b 123 1 out a2
15	90	60	Jun 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	GS-9	W(6-5)	2	8.0	11	4	2	2	3	0	0	3.43	2.99	38	13	9	0	0	11	49			1	0	0	36	3	0	0	1	0	2	.48	0.065	.80	0.07%	-0.47	1b start a 4	9b 12- 0 out a4
16	91	62	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	9-GF	BL(6-6)	1	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.52	3.02	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.58	-0.803	14.42	-0.92%	-2.53	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end d 1
17	92	65	Jun 27	CLE		SLB	W,8-1	CG	W(7-6)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	4	1	0	3.28	3.11	35	10	13	0	0	5	74			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.243	.89	0.17%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	93	70	Jul 2	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-6	W(8-6)	4	5.1	7	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.29	3.15	25	9	6	0	0	6	45			0	1	0	21	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.54	-0.144	4.08	-0.23%	-0.54	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out a1
19	94	73	Jul 4(2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	9-14	W(9-6)	1	6.0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.10	3.08	22	10	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.41	0.862	4.98	1.07%	3.20	9b --- 0 out tie	14b 3 out tie
20	95	77	Jul 8(2)	CLE	@	DET	W,10-2	CG(8)	W(10-6)	3	8.0	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.04	3.09	32	11	12	1	0	7	58			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.31	0.203	.86	0.34%	2.13	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a8
21	96	79	Jul 13	CLE		NYY	W,11-8	7-GF	S(2)	4	2.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.97	3.06	12	4	4	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.49	0.278	4.81	0.54%	2.36	7t -23 1 out a2	9t end a 3
22	97	82	Jul 15(2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	W(11-6)	1	9.0	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.91	3.04	34	16	10	0	0	7	64			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.51	0.219	1.49	0.38%	2.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
23	98	85	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.88	3.04	6	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.036	6.42	0.12%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
24	99	87	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	SHO(10)	W(12-6)	1	10.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.67	2.92	34	11	11	0	0	4	90			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.811	4.53	1.88%	4.85	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
25	100	92	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	L(12-7)	4	8.2	7	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.64	2.87	33	14	8	0	0	7	64			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.93	-0.162	12.79	-0.64%	2.14	1b start a 1	9b -2- 2 out d1
26	101	96	Jul 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	W(13-7)	3	9.0	5	4	4	5	5	1	0	2.72	2.97	36	11	10	2	0	5	61			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.67	0.404	10.76	1.56%	1.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
27	102	97	Jul 31	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.96	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.093	5.64	0.26%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	103	98	Aug 1(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-6	9-GF	S(4)	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.74	2.97	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.042	6.45	0.13%	-0.49	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
29	104	101	Aug 3	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS-8	W(14-7)	1	7.2	8	2	2	1	2	0	0	2.72	2.94	31	3	18	5	1	7	56			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	0.090	8.44	0.31%	1.73	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a1
30	105	105	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,5-1	CG	W(15-7)	3	9.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.63	2.85	30	11	9	0	0	4	81			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.381	4.44	1.46%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
31	106	109	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,7-1	CG	W(16-7)	4	9.0	4	1	0	6	5	0	0	2.50	2.87	37	10	12	0	0	4	76			1	1	1	30	1	0	1	1	0	1	.85	0.209	5.92	0.87%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
32	107	113	Aug 16	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-4	GS-6	L(16-8)	3	6.0	8	4	4	3	1	0	0	2.61	2.90	28	11	5	1	0	8	38			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	1	0	0	.79	-0.126	5.46	-0.52%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
33	108	115	Aug 17(2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	2.68	2.90	11	1	4	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.030	1.99	-0.13%	-1.99	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 5
34	109	119	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	CG	W(17-8)	2	9.0	12	3	3	0	6	1	0	2.70	2.88	37	9	10	0	0	12	57			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.03	0.249	8.00	1.17%	1.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
35	110	124	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS-5	L(17-9)	4	5.0	7	6	6	3	2	1	0	2.89	2.96	24	5	7	0	0	7	28			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.333	11.84	-3.00%	-3.57	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
36	111	126	Aug 26(2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	S(5)	0	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.87	2.95	5	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.72	0.440	38.74	2.75%	1.66	8t 1-3 1 out a1	9t end a 1
37	112	128	Aug 29	CLE		PHA	L,0-3	GS-7	L(17-10)	2	7.0	5	3	3	3	4	1	0	2.90	3.00	27	10	5	1	0	5	56			1	1	0	23	1	0	1	1	0	1	.81	-0.031	7.12	-0.16%	0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	113	132	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,5-1	CG	W(18-10)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.83	2.93	32	7	12	0	0	7	75			0	2	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.293	3.89	1.37%	3.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
39	114	133	Sep 3(1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	S(6)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	2.93	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.071	7.96	0.36%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
40	115	137	Sep 7(1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-6	L(18-11)	3	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	1	0	2.90	2.97	25	9	6	1	0	7	43			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.57	-0.175	5.98	-1.09%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
41	116	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	8-GF	W(19-11)	1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.87	2.95	6	3	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.80	0.486	50.99	3.10%	2.14	8b 123 1 out tie	9b end a 1
42	117	141	Sep 11(1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-5		1	4.0	7	5	4	3	0	0	0	2.98	2.98	21	7	4	0	0	7	27			1	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.226	12.18	-1.43%	-1.76	1b start tie	5b 123 0 out tie
43	118	142	Sep 11(2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-9	8-GF(8)	BS(2)	-1	0.2	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	3.05	3.00	7	3	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.63	-0.574	17.98	-3.80%	-4.07	8b 12- 1 out a1	8b end d 4
44	119	145	Sep 15(2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	7-GF(8)	BL(19-12)	3	1.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.03	3.00	9	5	2	1	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.64	-0.168	34.73	-1.32%	0.09	7b 123 1 out a1	8b end d 1
45	120	148	Sep 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	W(20-12)	2	9.0	9	4	4	0	3	1	0	3.06	3.01	36	17	7	1	0	9	56			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.306	16.02	2.74%	1.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
46	121	152	Sep 23	CLE	@	DET	L,1-9	GS-6	L(20-13)	4	6.0	10	6	6	4	4	1	0	3.20	3.07	32	9	8	0	0	7	28			0	0	0	27	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.38	-0.217	17.55	-1.65%	-2.90	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
47	122	153	Sep 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	3.07	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.24	0.014	1.18	0.04%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
							28-19		W-L:20-13,Sv:6,BSv:3	2.4	254.0	239	101	90	82	118	10	3	3.19	3.07	1067	1.20		4%	0%	230	56	19	37%	9	9	1	971	38	3	10	25	0	20	1.13	3.507	6.17	6.58%	25.12

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