Mike Krukow was born on Monday, January 21, 1952, in Long Beach, California. Krukow was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1976, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Krukow baseball stats page.
"On the love meter, as far as the fans are concerned, they're (Mike Krukow & Duane Kuiper) totally off the charts. They just really resonate because they played, and then they stayed, with the organization. The fans don't just respect them and enjoy them for their play-by-play and color accounts. It's more than that. At various points throughout their time broadcasting with us, we've had situations where the team didn't have stars or popular players, and they were as popular as any of the people in uniform." - Baer, Larry. San Francisco Giants President, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper to get extensions. 24 December 2010.
Mike KrukowMike Krukow Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#312) |
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Mike KrukowMike Krukow 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 |
1976 | 24 | Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1977 | 25 | Cubs | 34 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172.0 | 767 | 195 | 84 | 96 | 16 | 61 | 8 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - |
1978 | 26 | Cubs | 27 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.91 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138.0 | 582 | 125 | 60 | 62 | 11 | 53 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1979 | 27 | Cubs | 28 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 722 | 172 | 77 | 84 | 13 | 81 | 12 | 119 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 28 | Cubs | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 4.39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 205.0 | 884 | 200 | 100 | 117 | 13 | 80 | 5 | 130 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
1981 | 29 | Cubs | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144.1 | 622 | 146 | 59 | 68 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1982 | 30 | Phillies | 33 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 208.0 | 893 | 211 | 72 | 87 | 8 | 82 | 10 | 138 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 31 | Giants | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184.1 | 816 | 189 | 81 | 95 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 136 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | 32 | Giants | 35 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 199.1 | 903 | 234 | 101 | 117 | 22 | 78 | 5 | 141 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
1985 | 33 | Giants | 28 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 194.2 | 804 | 176 | 73 | 80 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 150 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1986 | 34 | Giants | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.05 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 245.0 | 987 | 204 | 83 | 90 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 178 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 35 | Giants | 30 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | 699 | 182 | 87 | 98 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
1988 | 36 | Giants | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 517 | 111 | 49 | 51 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1989 | 37 | Giants | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 177 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
14 Years | 369 | 355 | 4 | 124 | 117 | .515 | 3.90 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2,190.1 | 9,393 | 2,188 | 949 | 1,069 | 196 | 767 | 84 | 1,478 | 71 | 47 | 22 | 0 |
Mike KrukowMike Krukow 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 |
1976 | 24 | Cubs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 25 | Cubs | 34 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .214 | .218 |
1978 | 26 | Cubs | 27 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .271 | .356 |
1979 | 27 | Cubs | 28 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .327 | .412 |
1980 | 28 | Cubs | 34 | 65 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .269 | .292 |
1981 | 29 | Cubs | 25 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .180 | .220 |
1982 | 30 | Phillies | 33 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .181 | .194 |
1983 | 31 | Giants | 31 | 63 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .269 | .333 |
1984 | 32 | Giants | 36 | 72 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .139 | .149 | .153 |
1985 | 33 | Giants | 28 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .218 | .259 | .345 |
1986 | 34 | Giants | 35 | 82 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .186 | .159 |
1987 | 35 | Giants | 30 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .196 | .204 |
1988 | 36 | Giants | 20 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .116 | .171 |
1989 | 37 | Giants | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 371 | 722 | 44 | 139 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 194 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .193 | .214 | .244 |
Mike KrukowMike Krukow Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Cubs | P | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1977 Cubs | P | 34 | 33 | 516 | 44 | 1.3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 2.15 |
1978 Cubs | P | 27 | 20 | 414 | 28 | 1.0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
1979 Cubs | P | 28 | 28 | 494 | 23 | 0.8 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1980 Cubs | P | 34 | 34 | 615 | 34 | 1.0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .853 | 1.27 |
1981 Cubs | P | 25 | 25 | 433 | 36 | 1.4 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.12 |
1982 Phillies | P | 33 | 33 | 624 | 55 | 1.7 | 54 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.34 |
1983 Giants | P | 31 | 31 | 553 | 36 | 1.2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .861 | 1.51 |
1984 Giants | P | 35 | 33 | 598 | 33 | 0.9 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.44 |
1985 Giants | P | 28 | 28 | 584 | 34 | 1.2 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.53 |
1986 Giants | P | 34 | 34 | 735 | 54 | 1.6 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.84 |
1987 Giants | P | 30 | 28 | 489 | 40 | 1.3 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.15 |
1988 Giants | P | 20 | 20 | 374 | 26 | 1.3 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 |
1989 Giants | P | 8 | 8 | 129 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.09 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 369 | 355 | 6,571 | 453 | 1.2 | 430 | 146 | 284 | 23 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.77 | |
14 Years | 369 | 355 | 6,571 | 453 | 1.2 | 430 | 146 | 284 | 23 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.77 |
Mike KrukowMike Krukow 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 |
1976 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.08 | 4.15 |
1977 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 1.74 | 5.55 | 3.19 |
1978 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 1.53 | 5.28 | 3.46 |
1979 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1.47 | 6.50 | 4.43 |
1980 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 1.63 | 5.71 | 3.51 |
1981 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 16.7 | 1.84 | 6.30 | 3.43 |
1982 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 1.68 | 5.97 | 3.55 |
1983 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.0 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 1.79 | 6.64 | 3.71 |
1984 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 1.81 | 6.37 | 3.52 |
1985 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 55.0 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 3.06 | 6.93 | 2.27 |
1986 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 3.24 | 6.54 | 2.02 |
1987 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 2.26 | 5.74 | 2.54 |
1988 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.0 | 5.1 | 20.5 | 2.42 | 5.41 | 2.24 |
1989 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 3.77 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 144.4 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 1.93 | 6.07 | 3.15 |
Mike KrukowMike Krukow Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Chicago Cubs | 40 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Chicago Cubs | 39 | $27,500.00 | - | - |
1978 Chicago Cubs | 39 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Chicago Cubs | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Chicago Cubs | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Chicago Cubs | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 San Francisco Giants | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 San Francisco Giants | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 San Francisco Giants | 39 | $630,000.00 | - | - |
1986 San Francisco Giants | 39 | $745,000.00 | Stats | - |
1987 San Francisco Giants | 39 | $648,000.00 | - | - |
1988 San Francisco Giants | 39 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
1989 San Francisco Giants | 39 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
Mike Krukow Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Mike Krukow, along with Duane Kuiper ("Kruk and Kuip" / San Francisco Giants broadcasting team), are the voices heard in the EA video games MVP Baseball 2003, 2004 and 2005?
Mike Krukow was a catcher at San Gabriel High School (San Gabriel, California), a record setting (Career ERA, 1.94 / Most Shutouts in a Season, 5) pitcher at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, a 20-game winner for the 1986 San Francisco Giants, a two-time recipient of the Willie Mac Award (1985 and 1986, team spirit and leadership), and a successful radio and television sportscaster known for his deep knowledge of the game, his tremendous sense of humor and his "Kruktionary" (think "Stengelese" or "Yogi-isms"):
Kruktionary |
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Lingo Used | Definition |
Batina Bungie | A hit off a check swing. |
Cement Mixer | A slider that doesn't slide. |
Dead Bird | A bloop single. |
Elephant Ear | A hitter's pocket flap hanging out. |
Fist Grenade | A hard pitch at the batter's hands. |
Grab Some Pine, Meat | A rookie who has to go sit on the bench. |
Jimmy Jacking | A pitcher / hitter who is wasting time. |
Pud / Rag | A fielder's glove. |
Tuna Can | A tiny strike zone. |
Uglyfinder | A foul ball hit into the dugout. |
In 1980, Mike Krukow plunked a National League (NL) leading eight batters, tied for first overall with Tom Griffin and Bob Knepper. The last Chicago Cubs pitcher to lead the NL in hit batsmen befor Krukow was Moe Drabowsky, 23 years earlier (10 HBP in 1957).