Mike Macha
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| Mike Macha | ||
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| Born: February 17, 1954 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 20, 1979 for the Atlanta Braves |
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| Final game | ||
| May 26, 1980 for the Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .095 | |
| Home runs | 0 | |
| RBI | 1 | |
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Mike Macha is a former major league baseball player. He was born on February 17, 1954 in Victoria, Texas. Macha is not the brother of Ken Macha and cousin of Hal Newhouser. Macha attended Rice University, which has had many other well-known alumni.
At first, he was drafted in the 5th round (103rd overall) of the 1975 amateur entry draft by the Cleveland Indians, but opted not to sign. He was then drafted in the first round (10th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves.
His first professional season did not fair him well-he hit only .248. His batting average gradually rose during his minor league tenure, and it rose high enough to make the Braves call him up in 1979 when he was 25 years old. He made his major league debut on April 20, 1979. He did not fair well in his first Major League stint-his .154 batting average was unimpressive.
In late 1979, Macha was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule V Draft.
He started the next season on the Blue Jays' roster. Again, his statistics were not Major League quality-he didn't get a single hit in 8 at-bats.
After his short time with the Blue Jays in 1980, the Detroit Tigers purchased his contract only two days after his final game in the Majors.
He finished out the year, and didn't play any more baseball afterward. His final Major League game was May 26, 1980.
[edit] References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
