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Mike Hedlund

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: August 11, 1946 in Dallas, TX us

High School: Arlington HS (Arlington, TX)

Debut: May 8, 1965 (Age 18-270d, 12,373rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1972 (Age 26-050d)
vs. OAK 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Michael David Hedlund

Nicknames: Red

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

ERA

3.56

113

465.2

211

WHIP

1.304

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1964	17	CLE-min	A	0	3	.000	3.24	7	5		0	0		25.0	25	14	9	2	16	1	17	4	0	2				1.640	9.0	0.7	5.8	6.1	1.06	BRL CARL
1965	18	CLE	AL	0	0		5.06	6	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	6	4	3	0	5	1	4	0	0	1	27	75	3.83	2.063	10.1	0.0	8.4	6.8	0.80

1966	19	CLE-min	AA	6	7	.462	4.34	34	15		2	0		110.0	111	65	53	7	55	7	75	0	0	4				1.509	9.1	0.6	4.5	6.1	1.36	PAW EL
1967	20	CLE-min	AA,AAA	8	11	.421	3.06	27	24		6	2		144.0	136	61	49	6	62	4	81	4	1	8				1.375	8.5	0.4	3.9	5.1	1.31	PAW,POR EL,PCL
1968	21	CLE-min	AA	8	13	.381	2.30	27	22		11	5		168.0	113	60	43	3	55	3	149	4	0	10				1.000	6.1	0.2	2.9	8.0	2.71	WBY EL
1968	21	CLE	AL	0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	14	36	7.79	4.800	32.4	0.0	10.8	0.0	0.00
1969	22	KCR	AL	3	6	.333	3.24	34	16	8	1	0	2	125.0	123	53	45	8	40	2	74	1	0	0	532	113	3.14	1.304	8.9	0.6	2.9	5.3	1.85
1970	23	KCR-min	AAA	9	4	.692	3.37	28	17		5	0	0	131.0	119	59	49	14	31	4	81	3	0	1				1.145	8.2	1.0	2.1	5.6	2.61	OMA AA
1970	23	KCR	AL	2	3	.400	7.20	9	0	3	0	0	0	15.0	18	13	12	6	7	0	5	0	0	1	69	53	8.57	1.667	10.8	3.6	4.2	3.0	0.71
1971	24	KCR	AL	15	8	.652	2.71	32	30	1	7	1	0	205.2	168	68	62	15	72	1	76	1	0	2	833	126	3.72	1.167	7.4	0.7	3.2	3.3	1.06
1972	25	KCR	AL	5	7	.417	4.78	29	16	4	1	0	0	113.0	119	67	60	10	41	1	52	4	1	2	488	63	3.82	1.416	9.5	0.8	3.3	4.1	1.27
1973	26	CLE-min	AAA	7	8	.467	4.44	23	21		5	0	0	140.0	167	83	69	14	42	2	78	3	0	12				1.493	10.7	0.9	2.7	5.0	1.86	OKC AA
1974	27	CHW-min	AAA	5	8	.385	2.90	31	16		3	0	1	152.0	149	81	49	16	38	5	98	3	0	4				1.230	8.8	0.9	2.3	5.8	2.58	IWA AA
6 Yrs				25	24	.510	3.56	113	62	18	9	1	2	465.2	440	207	184	39	167	5	211	7	1	6	1963	96	3.76	1.304	8.5	0.8	3.2	4.1	1.26
162 Game Avg.				10	9	.510	3.56	44	24	7	3	0	1	181	171	80	71	15	65	2	82	3	0	2	763	96	3.76	1.304	8.5	0.8	3.2	4.1	1.26

KCR (4 yrs)				25	24	.510	3.51	104	62	16	9	1	2	458.2	428	201	179	39	160	4	207	6	1	5	1922	97	3.75	1.282	8.4	0.8	3.1	4.1	1.29
CLE (2 yrs)				0	0		6.43	9	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	12	6	5	0	7	1	4	1	0	1	41	59	4.77	2.714	15.4	0.0	9.0	5.1	0.57