Mike Macfarlane

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Michael Andrew (Mike) Macfarlane (born April 12, 1964 in Stockton, California) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (1987-1994, 1996-1998[start]), Boston Red Sox (1995) and Oakland Athletics (1998[end]-1999). He batted and threw right handed and played collegiate baseball for Santa Clara University before his selection in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 1985 draft.

Contents 1 Career 2 Best season 3 Highlights 4 Sources

[edit] Career

In a 13-season career, Macfarlane posted a .252 batting average with 129 home runs and 514 RBI in 1164 games played.

[edit] Best season

• 1993 - .273 BA, 20 HR, 67 RBI

[edit] Highlights

• 1988 - Became the first Royals rookie catcher to start on Opening Day since Ellie Rodríguez in 1969
• 1992 - Led Kansas City with 17 home runs and a .445 slugging percentage
• 1994 - Became the Royals leader in all-time games caught, surpassing a club record set by John Wathan
• 1996 - Ranked sixth among American League catchers with a .993 fielding percentage while throwing out 35% of potential basestealers
• His 97 hits by pitch ranks him 62nd in MLB all-time list

[edit] Sources

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Baseball Library
• Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers