Mike Laga

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: June 14, 1960 in Ridgewood, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (17th) of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ).

High School: Ramsey HS (Ramsey, NJ)

Schools: Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ), Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ)

Debut: September 1, 1982 (Age 22-079d, 14,643rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1990 (Age 30-111d)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Michael Russell Laga

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

423

.199

RBI

OBP

.241

SLG

.355

OPS

.595

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-19 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	66 (34-25-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (30-20-10)

Most Driven In
Self	6
L Parrish	3
W McGee	2
T Herr	1
T Pendleton	1
D Evans	1
K Gibson	1
A Van Slyke	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
A Van Slyke	3
D Coles	1
L Herndon	1
P Sheridan	1
T Herr	1

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	58	2 (1)	Apr 9	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	7	2.05	-0.131	2.99	-0.11%	-0.46	1B
2	59	3	Apr 10	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	7	1.41	-0.017	2.16	-0.02%	-0.46	1B
3	60	5 (1)	Apr 12	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.182	.413	8	1.01	-0.099	1.48	-0.09%	-1.06	1B
4	61	8 (2)	Apr 16	DET	@	CHW	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.167	.381	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.11	PH
5	62	9	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	8	2.38	0.367	2.94	0.27%	1.97	1B
6	63	10	Apr 18	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.263	.581	8	.42	-0.019	.64	-0.02%	0.31	1B
7	64	13 (2)	Apr 22	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.435	.781	8	.85	0.012	1.44	0.01%	0.70	1B
8	65	15 (1)	Apr 25	DET		CHW	L,7-9	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.538	.905	6	1.03	0.027	1.45	0.02%	1.59	1B
9	66	17 (1)	Apr 27	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.483	.816	6	1.03	-0.077	1.20	-0.05%	-0.79	DH
10	67	18	Apr 29	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.361	.581	.942	6	.71	0.251	.92	0.20%	1.28	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	68	20 (1)	May 2	DET		MIN	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.350	.543	.893	6	.36	-0.002	.45	0.00%	-0.32	1B
12	69	21	May 3	DET		MIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.487	.805	6	.33	-0.033	.37	-0.02%	-0.75	1B
13	70	25 (3)	May 7	DET	@	TEX	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.475	.786	9	1.59	-0.040	1.83	-0.03%	-0.17	PH
14	71	27 (1)	May 10	DET	@	MIN	L,2-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.304	.463	.768	8	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.49	1B
15	72	30 (2)	May 13	DET	@	KCR	L,2-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.280	.422	.702	8	1.26	-0.124	1.07	-0.06%	-1.10	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals
16	73	135	Sep 6	STL	@	HOU	L,6-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.422	.716	8	1.33	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.11	PH
17	74	136	Sep 7	STL	@	HOU	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.288	.413	.702	9	.69	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
18	75	142 (5)	Sep 14	STL		MON	W,10-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.298	.471	.769	4	.26	0.147	.00	0.00%	1.21	1B
19	76	143	Sep 15	STL		NYM	W,1-0	GS-11	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.473	.768	4	2.01	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1B
20	77	144	Sep 16	STL		NYM	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.313	.474	.786	4	1.35	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.94	1B
21	78	146 (1)	Sep 18	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.517	.840	4	1.00	0.085	.00	0.00%	1.00	1B
22	79	147	Sep 19	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.319	.508	.827	4	2.27	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH 1B
23	80	148	Sep 20	STL	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.315	.492	.807	4	.77	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.76	1B
24	81	149	Sep 21	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.486	.793	4	.34	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.19	1B
25	82	150	Sep 22	STL	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.459	.752	4	1.09	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1B
26	83	152 (1)	Sep 24	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.291	.462	.752	4	.39	-0.025	.00	0.00%	0.14	1B
27	84	153	Sep 25	STL		PHI	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.299	.462	.760	9	1.53	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH 1B
28	85	154	Sep 26	STL		CHC	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.289	.444	.733	4	.97	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.56	1B
29	86	155	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,3-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.287	.429	.716	4	.89	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.54	1B
30	87	156	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.287	.429	.716	9						1B
31	88	157	Sep 30	STL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.286	.432	.718	4	.71	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.26	1B
32	89	158	Oct 1	STL		PIT	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.283	.427	.710	4	5.31	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH 1B
33	90	160 (1)	Oct 4	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	5-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.294	.462	.756	6	2.00	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.94	PH 1B
							14-19		102	91	13	19	5	0	6	16	10	2	31	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.209	.294	.462	.756		1.06	0.162	.70	0.10%	2.08

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