Mike Young Stats

Mike Young was born on Sunday, March 20, 1960, in Oakland, California. Young was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1982, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Young baseball stats page.

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"I don't like to speculate on what a guy 'might' do, but I will say that Mike (Young) has the natural ability to hit a ball as far as anybody in the game." - Frank Robinson in Baseball Digest (July 1986)

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Mike Young Autograph on a 1989 Donruss Baseball Card (#632 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1989don01' title='1989 Donruss Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Mike Young Autograph on a 1989 Donruss Baseball Card (#632 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Michael Darren Young
Nickname:   Mike
Born On:   03-20-1960  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Oakland, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-28-2023 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Atilio Vivacqua, Espirito Santo, Brazil
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   Hayward High School (Hayward, CA)
College:   Chabot College & Saint Mary's College of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-14-1982 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-30-1989
Draft:   1980 : 1st Round (11th)

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Mike Young Pitching Stats

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Mike Young Hitting Stats

1982 22 Orioles 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 23 Orioles 25 36 5 6 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 4 0 1 1 .167 .231 .278
1984 24 Orioles 123 401 59 101 17 2 17 1 52 58 2 110 2 2 7 5 .252 .355 .431
1985 25 Orioles 139 450 72 123 22 1 28 0 81 48 5 104 1 1 4 9 .273 .348 .513
1986 26 Orioles 117 369 43 93 15 1 9 0 42 49 2 90 2 3 3 13 .252 .342 .371
1987 27 Orioles 110 363 46 87 10 1 16 0 39 46 2 91 0 1 2 7 .240 .328 .405
1988 28 Phillies 75 146 13 33 14 0 1 0 14 26 1 43 0 2 1 1 .226 .343 .342
1988 28 Brewers 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 .000 .176 .000
1989 29 Indians 32 59 2 11 0 0 1 0 5 6 1 13 0 0 1 0 .186 .273 .237
8 Years 635 1,840 244 454 80 6 72 1 235 237 14 465 10 9 20 36 .247 .338 .414

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Mike Young Fielding Stats

1982 Orioles LF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1983 Orioles LF 14 2 144 14 1.0 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.44
1983 Orioles RF 8 5 162 14 1.8 14 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1984 Orioles CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1984 Orioles LF 40 33 870 71 1.8 71 70 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.20
1984 Orioles RF 85 72 1,986 156 1.8 153 150 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.08
1985 Orioles LF 83 75 1,950 172 2.1 167 163 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.31
1985 Orioles RF 20 8 288 28 1.4 27 25 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.53
1986 Orioles LF 69 62 1,668 155 2.2 149 148 1 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.41
1987 Orioles CF 7 3 96 10 1.4 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.53
1987 Orioles LF 54 51 1,350 111 2.1 109 109 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.18
1988 Phillies LF 3 2 60 7 2.3 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.15
1988 Brewers LF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1988 Phillies RF 39 26 744 67 1.7 62 62 0 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .925 2.25
1988 Brewers RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1989 Indians LF 1 0 21 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
LF Totals 266 225 6,066 532 2.0 518 512 6 14 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.31
RF Totals 153 111 3,183 265 1.7 256 250 6 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.17
CF Totals 8 3 99 10 1.3 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.45
8 Years 427 339 9,348 807 1.9 783 771 12 24 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.26

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Mike Young Miscellaneous Stats

1982 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 3 2 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1983 Orioles 1 0 1.000 4 5 3 0.0 4.5 18.0 - - -
1984 Orioles 6 2 .750 9 5 1 23.6 3.6 7.7 - - -
1985 Orioles 1 5 .167 21 1 37 16.1 4.3 5.6 - - -
1986 Orioles 3 1 .750 14 0 38 41.0 4.1 8.8 - - -
1987 Orioles 10 7 .588 12 0 47 22.7 4.0 9.3 - - -
1988 Phillies 0 0 .000 45 0 n/a 146.0 3.4 10.4 - - -
1988 Brewers 0 0 .000 2 1 5 0.0 2.8 0.0 - - -
1989 Indians 1 2 .333 22 0 15 59.0 4.5 11.8 - - -
8 Years 22 17 .564 131 15 148 25.6 4.0 7.8 - - -

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Mike Young Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1982 Baltimore Orioles 43 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Baltimore Orioles 43 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Baltimore Orioles 43 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Baltimore Orioles 43 $121,000.00 - -
1986 Baltimore Orioles 43 $387,500.00 - -
1987 Baltimore Orioles 43 $350,000.00 - -
1988 Philadelphia Phillies 19 $395,000.00 - -
1988 Milwaukee Brewers 2 "     "     - -
1989 Cleveland Indians 44 $150,000.00 - -

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