| Mickey Tettleton | ||
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| Born: September 16, 1960 | ||
| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 30, 1984 for the Oakland Athletics |
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| July 2, 1997 for the Texas Rangers |
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| Home Runs | 245 | |
| RBI | 732 | |
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Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a former Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Tettleton played at catcher, designated hitter, first base, and outfield. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman In fourteen major league seasons, Tettleton played 1485 games and hit at a . 241 average, hit 245 home runs, had 732 RBI, and scored 711 runs.
Tettleton was recognized by his unusual batting stance: he stood almost straight up at the plate, bending only when the pitcher began his delivery. He was also distinguished by the huge wad of chewing tobacco he kept in his cheek during games, as well as his claim that Froot Loops were the source of his hitting power and kept monkey balls in his back pocket for good luck. Chewing tobacco is a Smokeless tobacco product Chewing tobacco also contains Nicotine.
Tettleton was named to two all-star teams as a member of the Baltimore Orioles in 1989 and Detroit Tigers in 1994. He was regarded as one of the best hitting catchers in the American League, winning three Silver Slugger Awards at the position in 1989, 1991 and 1992. The [1] Tettleton hit over 30 home runs four times in his career (1991-31/1992-32/1993-32/1995-32), and was also known for his patience at the plate: he accumulated 949 career walks, which lead to a career . 369 on-base percentage despite his . 241 career batting average. Tettleton led the American League in 1992 with 122 walks and finished in the top ten in six other seasons, including second three times. But his selective style at the plate, combined with his power hitting mentality also led to Tettleton's 1,307 career strike-outs, 89th on baseball's all-time list. [2] His 1,132 hits, 245 home runs, 732 RBIs and 949 walks marked him one of the most productive offensive catchers of the early 90's.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
References
- ^ Silver Slugger Award Winners - American League. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Baseball-Reference. com. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
- ^ Strikeouts All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac
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