Mike
Gazella
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 13, 1896 in Usa, PA, OLYPHANT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1931   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 SEP AL $ 1,880,000   32 32 35 13 13 13 57 49 51 89 76 80 57 49 51
1931 34 SEP AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 8 9 6 6 6
1932 35 TAM AL     3 3 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 9 8 8 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,880,000   32 32 35 13 13 13 57 49 51 89 76 80 57 49 51
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 33 SEP AL 133 445 55 101 15 6 1 54 2 3 64 68 .227 .326 .294 .620 43.4 3.3
1931 34 SEP AL 153 536 80 127 22 7 6 66 2 0 88 85 .237 .348 .338 .685 64.1 8.5
1932 35 AA   137 486 67 129 25 7 6 70 12 14 97 58 .265 .388 .383 .770 75.8  
2 Years Sim 286 981 135 228 37 13 7 120 4 3 152 153 .232 .338 .318 .656 107.5 11.8
1 Years AA 137 486 67 129 25 7 6 70 12 14 97 58 .265 .384 .383 .767 75.8  
162 Game Average 555 76 129 20 7 3 67 2 1 86 86 .232 .338 .318 .656 60.9  
Career Highs 153 536 80 127 22 7 6 66 2 3 88 85 .237 .348 .338 .685 64.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   669 75 138 23 5 3 71 0 0 93 107 .206 .305 .269 .574 60.2
vs LH   312 60 90 14 8 4 49 4 3 59 46 .288 .405 .423 .828 54.7
Home 139 463 60 110 17 6 5 60 2 1 67 69 .238 .339 .333 .672 55.6
Away 147 518 75 118 20 7 2 60 2 2 85 84 .228 .337 .305 .642 59.3
RISP   285 0 74 12 5 3 111 0 0 44 43 .260 .360 .368 .729 39.9
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 0.2
Close/Late   126 16 27 2 3 1 16 0 0 16 14 .214 .303 .302 .604 12.4
Mar/Apr 50 173 23 43 8 3 0 17 1 0 22 23 .249 .337 .329 .666 20.1
May 52 174 31 47 9 3 1 26 2 2 34 34 .270 .386 .374 .759 27.1
June 48 159 23 39 7 2 3 20 0 0 24 20 .245 .351 .371 .722 21.6
July 49 169 19 34 4 1 1 22 0 1 26 23 .201 .308 .254 .562 14.9
August 54 183 26 38 4 4 1 19 0 0 29 29 .208 .319 .290 .609 18.9
Sep/Oct 33 123 13 27 5 0 1 16 1 0 17 24 .220 .319 .285 .604 12.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 33 SEP AL SS 132 132 1146.7 202 553 30 98 .962 5.93   3.3
    CF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1931 34 SEP AL SS 149 146 1292.3 234 683 37 143 .961 6.39   6.8
  SS 281 278 2439.0 436 1236 67 241 .961 6.17   10.1
  CF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   282 278 2441.7 436 1236 67 241 .961 6.16   10.1
Career Highs   149 146 1292.3 234 683 37 143 .962 6.39    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks
1931-5-88
Strikeouts
1930-10-68
1931-5-85
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Jim Lentine (977)
  2. John Kerr (970)
  3. Ricky Adams (969)
  4. Jerry Davanon (968)
  5. Joe Hoover (964)
  6. Brad Mills (963)
  7. Ed Goodson (963)
  8. Tim Jones (961)
  9. Carey Selph (959)
  10. Wally Flager (959)
History
Had first career hit on 4/2/1930, off Dick Coffman (CHN)
6/1/1930: Signed a contract extension with Seattle (P), $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years
Hit first career homerun on 6/13/1930, off Burleigh Grimes (CLE)
Injured on 9/11/1930 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 10 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/22/1931, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1931
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 4/6/1932 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/21/1932 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week