Mike Macfarlane
Michael Andrew Macfarlane (born April 12, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1987–1994, 1996–1998), Boston Red Sox (1995) and Oakland Athletics (1998–1999).
| Mike Macfarlane | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: April 12, 1964 Stockton, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 23, 1987, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1999, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 129 | ||
| Runs batted in | 514 | ||
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Early life
Macfarlane graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. 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.
Career
In 1988, Macfarlane became the first Royals rookie catcher to start on Opening Day since Ellie Rodríguez in 1969. In 1992, he led Kansas City with 17 home runs and a .445 slugging percentage. In 1994, he became the Royals leader in all-time games caught, surpassing a club record set by John Wathan.
In a 13-season major league career, Macfarlane posted a .252 batting average with 129 home runs and 514 runs batted in in 1,164 games played. He is ranked sixth among American League catchers with a .993 fielding percentage while throwing out 35% of potential basestealers. His 97 hit by pitches ranks him 65th in MLB all-time list
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers