#10 Mike "Spanky" Squires, Designated Hitter, 34 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 2/9/1987 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mike Squires Spanky 3/5/1952 34 USA,MI,KALAMAZOO 5"11 190
Designated Hitter L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,500,000 1988 11 Year(s), 45 Days (1937 total Days) 0 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 45 Days (1937 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 9 10 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 7 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1975 | 23 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .345 | .367 | .431 | .798 | DET |
1976 | 47 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .236 | .276 | .512 | DET |
1977 | 138 | 478 | 113 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 34 | 5 | .236 | .280 | .341 | .621 | DET KC |
1978 | 155 | 592 | 164 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 84 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 3 | .277 | .324 | .394 | .717 | KC BAL |
1979 | 162 | 587 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 67 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 5 | .220 | .270 | .274 | .544 | BAL |
1980 | 162 | 559 | 127 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 57 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 1 | .227 | .272 | .308 | .580 | BAL |
1981 | 162 | 592 | 165 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 81 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | .279 | .329 | .377 | .705 | BAL |
1982 | 144 | 574 | 173 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 78 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 7 | .301 | .354 | .392 | .746 | NYY |
1983 | 156 | 645 | 217 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 110 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 9 | .336 | .390 | .429 | .820 | NYY |
1984 | 148 | 571 | 177 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 86 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 3 | .310 | .354 | .413 | .768 | NYY CHN |
1985 | 151 | 509 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 63 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 2 | .303 | .355 | .397 | .751 | CHN |
1986 | 102 | 159 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .302 | .365 | .409 | .774 | CHN DET |
Total | 1550 | 5411 | 1506 | 236 | 48 | 56 | 546 | 753 | 393 | 11 | 24 | 219 | 237 | 41 | .278 | .327 | .371 | .698 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1975, AA | 62 | 257 | 76 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 2 | .296 | .350 | .412 | .762 |
1975, AAA | 66 | 298 | 81 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 1 | .272 | .315 | .413 | .727 |
1978, AAA | 7 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .276 | .296 | .572 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 11 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .404 | .432 | .836 |
Total | 12 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .404 | .432 | .836 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Detroit in 1975... Had first career hit on 9/12/1975, off Tom Bradley (TEX)... Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 2/9/1977 (Going to KC: 3B Hal Mcrae, 1B Mike Squires. Going to DET: CF Denny Walling)... Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1977, off Len Barker (CAL)... Traded from Kansas City to Baltimore on 4/12/1978 (Going to BAL: P Kip Young, DH Mike Squires. Going to KC: SS U l Washington)... 2/3/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $314,286 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $314,286 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $314,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1981, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/6/1982 to a 3-year deal worth $5,200,000 per year... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1982... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Minnesota on 5/20/1983... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Milwaukee on 7/12/1983... Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 7/21/1983... Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (N) on 6/21/1984 (Going to NYY: CF Carlos May. Going to CHN: 2B Rennie Stennett, 1B Mike Squires)... 6/29/1984: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $3,880,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 6 hits with 2 RBI against Los Angeles (N) on 6/15/1985... Traded from Chicago (N) to Detroit on 6/13/1986 (Going to CHN: C Dan Firova. Going to DET: 1B Mike Squires)... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/6/1987 to a 2-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1983 - .336 - 5th
| OBP 1983 - .390 - 10th
| Hits 1983 - 217 - 2nd
| SB 1977 - 34 - 4th 1978 - 18 - 10th 1979 - 28 - 7th 1982 - 30 - 6th 1983 - 40 - 2nd 1984 - 23 - 9th
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