Mike Fornieles was born on Monday, January 18, 1932, in Havana, Cuba. Fornieles was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1952, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Fornieles baseball stats page.
"He's (Mike Fornieles) got five different pitches, and regardless of which one he throws, it's usually thrown for a strike." - Hurwitz, Hy. Sportswriter. The Sporting News. 14 October 1960.
Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive Baseball Card (#154) |
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Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1952 | 20 | Senators | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 104 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1953 | 21 | White Sox | 39 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 153.0 | 664 | 160 | 61 | 68 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1954 | 22 | White Sox | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 179 | 41 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1955 | 23 | White Sox | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.86 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86.1 | 365 | 84 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1956 | 24 | White Sox | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 79 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1956 | 24 | Orioles | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111.0 | 444 | 109 | 49 | 59 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1957 | 25 | Orioles | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 | 240 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1957 | 25 | Red Sox | 25 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.52 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 125.1 | 556 | 136 | 49 | 61 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1958 | 26 | Red Sox | 37 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 110.2 | 481 | 123 | 61 | 62 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1959 | 27 | Red Sox | 46 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82.0 | 342 | 77 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1960 | 28 | Red Sox | 70 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 109.0 | 461 | 86 | 32 | 38 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1961 | 29 | Red Sox | 57 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.68 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 119.1 | 526 | 121 | 62 | 65 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1962 | 30 | Red Sox | 42 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82.1 | 373 | 96 | 49 | 57 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
1963 | 31 | Red Sox | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 63 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1963 | 31 | Twins | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 106 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 432 | 76 | 195 | 63 | 64 | .496 | 3.96 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 1,156.2 | 4,983 | 1,165 | 509 | 567 | 98 | 421 | 40 | 576 | 34 | 32 | 2 | - |
Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1952 | 20 | Senators | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1953 | 21 | White Sox | 39 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .098 | .119 | .122 |
1954 | 22 | White Sox | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .273 |
1955 | 23 | White Sox | 28 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .138 |
1956 | 24 | White Sox | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
1956 | 24 | Orioles | 33 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .200 |
1957 | 25 | Orioles | 16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .278 |
1957 | 25 | Red Sox | 26 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .174 | .136 |
1958 | 26 | Red Sox | 37 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .207 | .207 |
1959 | 27 | Red Sox | 46 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .211 |
1960 | 28 | Red Sox | 70 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
1961 | 29 | Red Sox | 57 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .281 |
1962 | 30 | Red Sox | 42 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .188 |
1963 | 31 | Red Sox | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
1963 | 31 | Twins | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 440 | 308 | 25 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .169 | .177 | .208 |
Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1952 Senators | P | 4 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
1953 White Sox | P | 39 | 16 | 459 | 48 | 1.2 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.71 |
1954 White Sox | P | 15 | 6 | 126 | 14 | 0.9 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.57 |
1955 White Sox | P | 26 | 9 | 259 | 20 | 0.8 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.98 |
1956 White Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
1956 Orioles | P | 30 | 11 | 333 | 32 | 1.1 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.59 |
1957 Orioles | P | 15 | 4 | 171 | 15 | 1.0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
1957 Red Sox | P | 25 | 18 | 376 | 26 | 1.0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 1.65 |
1958 Red Sox | P | 37 | 7 | 332 | 24 | 0.6 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.87 |
1959 Red Sox | P | 46 | 0 | 246 | 19 | 0.4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.98 |
1960 Red Sox | P | 70 | 0 | 327 | 29 | 0.4 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 2.15 |
1961 Red Sox | P | 57 | 2 | 358 | 38 | 0.7 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.79 |
1962 Red Sox | P | 42 | 1 | 247 | 20 | 0.5 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.08 |
1963 Red Sox | P | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1963 Twins | P | 11 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.79 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 432 | 76 | 3,470 | 298 | 0.7 | 283 | 74 | 209 | 15 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.20 | |
12 Years | 432 | 76 | 3,470 | 298 | 0.7 | 283 | 74 | 209 | 15 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.20 |
Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1952 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.09 | 4.10 | 3.76 |
1953 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1.18 | 4.24 | 3.59 |
1954 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 3.86 | 3.00 |
1955 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 29.0 | 0.79 | 2.40 | 3.02 |
1956 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 3.45 |
1956 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.12 | 4.30 | 2.03 |
1957 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2.53 | 6.79 | 2.68 |
1957 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 1.68 | 4.60 | 2.73 |
1958 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 29.0 | 1.48 | 3.98 | 2.68 |
1959 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 1.86 | 5.93 | 3.18 |
1960 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 1.31 | 5.28 | 4.05 |
1961 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.30 | 5.28 | 4.07 |
1962 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.97 | 3.94 | 4.04 |
1963 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 3.21 |
1963 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.54 | 2.78 | 5.16 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | n/a | 308.0 | 4.9 | 19.3 | 1.37 | 4.48 | 3.28 |
Mike FornielesMike Fornieles Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1952 Washington Senators | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Chicago White Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Chicago White Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Chicago White Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Chicago White Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Baltimore Orioles | 25, 36, 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Baltimore Orioles | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1962 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Minnesota Twins | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
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