Mike Patterson (baseball)

American baseball player (born 1958)
Baseball player
Mike Patterson
Outfielder
Born: (1958-01-26) January 26, 1958 (age 66)
Santa Monica, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 15, 1981, for the Oakland Athletics
NPB: April 6, 1985, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 1982, for the New York Yankees
NPB: October 7, 1985, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
NPB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs16
Runs batted in44
Teams
  • Oakland Athletics (1981)
  • New York Yankees (1981–1982)
  • Nippon-Ham Fighters (1985)

Michael Lee Patterson (born January 26, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Patterson played for the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees in 1981 and 1982. He batted left and threw right-handed.

He was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1975. He was traded along with Dave Revering and minor-league left-handed pitcher Chuck Dougherty from the Athletics to the Yankees for Jim Spencer and Tom Underwood on May 20, 1981.[1]

Patterson attended Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The New York Yankees Wednesday acquired left-handed hitting first...," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, May 20, 1981. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mike Patterson Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota



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