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Mike Gallego

Retired
 
High Level
MLB
Years
1979-1997 (1985-1997)
Proper Name
Michael Anthony Gallego
Pronunciation
guy-A-go
Positions
2B (946) ... SS (580) ... 3B (191) ... DH (3) ... OF (1) ... RF (1)
Positions
2B - SS - 3B - DH - OF - RF
Height / Weight
5-8 / 160
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
October 31,1960
High School
St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
Drafted/Signed
1981-2-33-Oakland Athletics
MLB Debut
April 11,1985
MLBAM ID
114545
Retrosheet#
gallm001
More Player Information
Stat Capsuleabrhhrrbisbavgops
MLB Career29313747004228224.239.648

[Player Notes]

Uncle of Griffin Barnes ... Father of Nick Gallego ... Uncle of Austin Barnes[1989] World Series Champion with Oakland Athletics

Batting Statistics

csv
Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposgabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hr
1979UCLAPac10NCAA-1Fr182B-SS56208476110322820183500000832261546.293.350.399.749.000.106.0007.9615.491.94104.00
1980UCLAPac10NCAA-1So192B-SS56208294810132742232500000692311434.231.307.332.639.221.101.0009.9610.821.0969.33
1981UCLAPac10NCAA-1Jr202B-SS461813847125633145322200000872132324.260.371.481.852.448.221.00015.0210.330.6930.17
1981Modesto A'sCalifA+OAK-202B6020238559302393313121200702381243.272.371.347.718.257.075.31813.0313.031.000.00
1982West Haven A'sEastAAOAK-212B54139172510053513251100026154124.180.255.187.442.086.007.2198.4416.231.920.00
1982Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK-212B44136123031011427120810035152426.221.257.257.514.103.036.2404.617.891.710.00
1983Albany/Colonie A'sEastAAOAK-222B9027431616001836432531001067330655.223.334.245.579.168.022.24513.037.580.580.00
1983Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK-222B220000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1984Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK-232B-SS1012882970810187527390720080324961.243.306.278.584.135.035.2798.3312.041.440.00
1985Modesto A'sCalifA+OAK-242B62515100211280000062714.200.259.240.499.120.040.2947.4129.634.000.00
1985Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9242B-SS76771316511911121412102269379.208.319.338.657.286.130.23812.9015.051.1777.00
1986Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK-253B-2B13244358122165446333958887001605052597.275.340.361.701.174.086.3047.7211.491.49110.75
1986Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9252B20372102004021602000124028.270.289.324.613.027.054.3232.5015.006.000.00
1987Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK-262B104161102061210700000155129.268.412.366.778.317.098.32419.6113.730.700.00
1987Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9262B-3B721241831602140112211510543143823.250.319.347.666.185.097.2848.3914.691.7562.00
1988Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9272B-SS12927738588022023345318006723201048.209.298.260.558.170.051.25210.6316.561.56138.50
1989Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK928SS13335745901423307535436830101174091971.252.327.328.655.179.076.2778.5610.511.23119.00
1990Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9292B140389368013233455355041720131064471862.206.277.272.549.157.066.2287.8311.191.43129.67
1991Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK9302B1594826711915412496967845103381785673188.247.343.369.712.255.122.27511.8214.811.2540.17
1992Fort Lauderdale YankeesFSLA+NYA-31SS31002100210140000031111.200.273.300.573.300.100.3339.0936.364.000.00
1992New York YankeesALMLBNYA2312B5317324447131401202243105622011133.254.343.358.701.214.104.2759.9510.951.1057.67
1993New York YankeesALMLBNYA232SS-2B1194036311420110543250654350161664653183.283.364.412.776.256.129.31210.7513.981.3040.30
1994New York YankeesALMLBNYA233SS893063973171641013846454141103572449.239.327.359.686.242.120.26010.6412.891.2151.00
1995Edmonton TrappersPCLAAAOAK-342B-3B61815100100042000062014.278.350.333.683.056.055.3570.0020.000.000.00
1995Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK2342B-SS4312011280008019241200328132028.233.292.233.525.067.000.2926.8218.182.670.00
1996St. Petersburg CardinalsFSLA+SLN-352B145171500050074100121559015.294.390.294.684.137.000.31911.866.780.570.00
1996St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN22352B51143123020040012311301032159228.210.276.224.500.098.014.2687.5519.502.580.00
1997Louisville RedbirdsAmerAAASLN-36SS61805100111351011162314.278.391.333.724.222.055.35713.0421.741.670.00
1997St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN22362B-SS274367200100160110094625.163.178.209.387.070.046.1842.1713.046.000.00
1979NCAA-1Total---------56208476110322820183500000832261546.293.350.399.749.202.106.3457.9615.491.94104.00Pac101979
1980NCAA-1Total---------56208294810132742232500000692311434.231.307.332.639.221.101.2509.9610.821.0969.33Pac101980
1981NCAA-1Total---------461813847125633145322200000872132324.260.371.481.852.448.221.26815.0210.330.6930.17Pac101981
1981A+Total--OAK------6020238559302393313121200702381243.272.371.347.718.257.074.31813.0313.031.00Calif1981
1982AAA,AATotal--OAK------982752955410167720371910061306550.200.256.222.478.095.022.2306.5412.091.85PCL1982
1983AAA,AATotal--OAK------9227631616001836432631001067332655.221.332.243.575.167.022.24412.957.830.60PCL1983
1984AAATotal--OAK------1012882970810187527390720080324961.243.306.278.584.135.035.2798.3312.041.44PCL1984
1985A+Total--OAK------62515100211280000062714.200.259.240.499.120.040.2947.4129.634.00Calif1985
1985MLBTotal--OAK------76771316511911121412102269379.208.319.338.656.286.130.23812.9015.051.1777.00AL1985
1986AAATotal--OAK------13244358122165446333958887001605052597.275.340.361.701.174.086.3047.7211.491.49110.75PCL1986
1986MLBTotal--OAK------20372102004021602000124028.270.289.324.614.027.054.3232.5015.006.00AL1986
1987AAATotal--OAK------104161102061210700000155129.268.412.366.778.317.098.32419.6113.730.70PCL1987
1987MLBTotal--OAK------721241831602140112211510543143823.250.319.347.666.185.097.2848.3914.691.7562.00AL1987
1988MLBTotal--OAK------12927738588022023345318006723201048.209.298.260.558.170.051.25210.6316.561.56138.50AL1988
1989MLBTotal--OAK------13335745901423307535436830101174091971.252.327.328.654.179.076.2778.5610.511.23119.00AL1989
1990MLBTotal--OAK------140389368013233455355041720131064471862.206.277.272.549.157.067.2287.8311.191.43129.67AL1990
1991MLBTotal--OAK------1594826711915412496967845103381785673188.247.343.369.712.255.122.27511.8214.811.2540.17AL1991
1992A+Total--NYA------31002100210140000031111.200.273.300.573.300.100.3339.0936.364.00FSL1992
1992MLBTotal--NYA------5317324447131401202243105622011133.254.343.358.702.214.104.2759.9510.951.1057.67AL1992
1993MLBTotal--NYA------1194036311420110543250654350161664653183.283.364.412.776.256.129.31210.7513.981.3040.30AL1993
1994MLBTotal--NYA------893063973171641013846454141103572449.239.327.359.686.242.121.26010.6412.891.2151.00AL1994
1995AAATotal--OAK------61815100100042000062014.278.350.333.683.056.056.3570.0020.00PCL1995
1995MLBTotal--OAK------4312011280008019241200328132028.233.292.233.526.067.000.2926.8218.182.67AL1995
1996A+Total--SLN------145171500050074100121559015.294.390.294.684.137.000.31911.866.780.57FSL1996
1996MLBTotal--SLN------51143123020040012311301032159228.210.276.224.499.098.014.2687.5519.502.58NL1996
1997AAATotal--SLN------61805100111351011162314.278.391.333.725.222.056.35713.0421.741.67Amer1997
1997MLBTotal--SLN------274367200100160110094625.163.178.209.387.070.047.1842.1713.046.00NL1997
Tot:MLB (13 yrs)MLB11112931374700111124228224313264653269215729613379165535.239.320.328.648.198.089.2699.6513.761.4369.79
Tot:NL (2 yrs)NL78186183740050013371411041205433.199.254.220.474.091.022.2476.3418.052.85
Tot:AL (11 yrs)AL10332745356663107124227724313134283165204729203174161502.242.324.335.659.205.094.2719.8613.481.3765.36
Tot:Minors (11 yrs)Minors528164720040647124138332818322318351333489189663343.247.326.297.623.165.050.2819.6511.761.22411.75
Tot:AAA (7 yrs)AAA30194610624329948316138612611231111302107742201.257.323.319.642.156.062.2897.9911.701.47236.50
Tot:AA (2 yrs)AA144413488670023611565041101093484779.208.309.225.534.140.017.23711.5710.330.89
Tot:A+ (4 yrs)A+832884677113032114414731212943351463.267.362.326.689.226.059.31712.2414.031.15
Tot:College (3 yrs)College158597114156329118820773820000023967052104.261.342.400.742.283.139.28810.9012.241.1254.27

Other Batting Statistics

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Glossary
yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hr
1988Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2741211000000030000011201.083.083.083.166.000.000.1110.0025.000.000.00
1989Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2841133100100020000041112.273.273.364.637.091.091.3330.0018.180.000.00
1989Oakland AthleticsWorld SeriesPlayoffs28210000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1990Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2941014100200110000051113.400.455.500.955.200.100.4449.099.091.000.00
1990Oakland AthleticsWorld SeriesPlayoffs2941101000110130000011201.091.167.091.258.182.000.1258.3325.003.000.00
1996St. Louis CardinalsDivision SeriesPlayoffs35210000000001000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1996St. Louis CardinalsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3571412000000130000021502.143.200.143.343.071.000.1826.6720.003.000.00
Tot:Playoffs (4 Yrs)Playoffs276061120041031300000136329.183.222.217.439.100.033.2344.7620.634.33
Player batting statistics considered to be non-regular season leagues and events.

Fielding Statistics

csv
Glossary
yearteamleaguelevelageposggsinnpoaedptctscsbcssb%fpctrfgrfirf9itm sharepl sharetm rank
1981Modesto A'sCalifA+202B59--127161133830128800.9574.90.000.0042.898.31
1982Tacoma TigersPCLAAA212B27--606921113112900.9854.80.000.0018.961.44
1982Tacoma TigersPCLAAA213B13--113052464100.8913.20.000.009.129.53
1982Tacoma TigersPCLAAA21SS5--21212151400.9332.80.000.003.511.44
1982West Haven A'sEastAA212B47--7810741718918500.9793.90.000.0033.687.02
1982West Haven A'sEastAA21SS3--74001111001.0003.70.000.002.15.64
1983Tacoma TigersPCLAAA222B1--010011001.0001.00.000.000.750.05
Show all fielding records and totals
Fielding Statistics are updated at the conclusion of season

Yearly Summary

csv
Glossary
yearteamleaguelevelmlb-classagewlrankrpigpmanagersalaryservice timeplayoffsawards
1979UCLAPac10NCAA-1Fr1843181056Gary Adams--NCAA Regionals
1980UCLAPac10NCAA-1So1931224056Gary Adams--
1981UCLAPac10NCAA-1Jr2021356046Gary Adams--
1981Modesto A'sCalifA+OAK2067715-60Keith Lieppman--dnq
1982West Haven A'sEastAAOAK2186541-54Bob Didier--League Champions
1982Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK2184591-44Edward Nottle--Lost in Semi-Finals
1983Albany/Colonie A'sEastAAOAK2263735-90Pete Whisenant--dnq
1983Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK2265774-2Bob Didier--dnq
1984Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK2369714-101Edward Nottle--dnq
1985Modesto A'sCalifA+OAK2476682-6George Mitterwald--Lost in Semi-Finals
1985Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK2477855-76Jackie Moore60,000dnq
1986Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK2572722-132Keith Lieppman--Lost in Semi-Finals
1986Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK2576864-20Jackie Moore, Tony La Russa, Jeff Newman60,000dnq
1987Tacoma TigersPCLAAAOAK2678652-10Keith Lieppman--Lost in Semi-Finals
1987Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK2681813-72Tony La Russa60,000dnq
1988Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK27104581-129Tony La Russa100,000Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1989Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK2899631-133Tony La Russa207,500Won World Series (Giants)
1990Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK29103591-140Tony La Russa500,000Lost World Series (Reds)
1991Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK3084784-159Tony La Russa565,000dnq
1992Fort Lauderdale YankeesFSLA+NYA3159763-3Brian Butterfield--dnq
1992New York YankeesALMLBNYA3176864-53Buck Showalter1,950,000dnq
1993New York YankeesALMLBNYA3288742-119Buck Showalter1,575,000dnq
1994New York YankeesALMLBNYA3370431-89Buck Showalter1,575,000dnq
1995Edmonton TrappersPCLAAAOAK3468763-6Gary Jones--dnq
1995Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK3467774-43Tony La Russa300,000dnq
1996St. Petersburg CardinalsFSLA+SLN3575634-14Chris Maloney--dnq
1996St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN3588741-51Tony La Russa300,000Lost NLCS (Braves)
1997Louisville RedbirdsAmerAAASLN3658854-6Gaylen Pitts--dnq
1997St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN3673894-27Tony La Russa150,000dnq
29 record(s)
Based on playing years with listed statistics and available season data.

Baseball Jobs

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Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelcategorymlb orgjobwlwpctrankgblPlayoffs
2005Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLThird Base Coach6795.414515.0dnq
2006Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLThird Base Coach7686.469512.0dnq
2007Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLThird Base Coach9073.55220.5Lost World Series (Boston)
2008Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLThird Base Coach7488.457310.0dnq
2009Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach7587.463422.0dnq
2010Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird base coach8181.50029.0dnq
2011Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach7488.457322.0dnq
2012Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach9468.58010.0Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2013Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach9666.59310.0Lost in 1st Round (Tigers)
2014Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach8874.543210.0Lost AL Wild-Card Game (Royals)
2015Oakland AthleticsALMLBMLBOAKThird Base Coach6894.420520.0dnq
2019Los Angeles AngelsALMLBMLBANAInfield/Third Base Coach7290.444435.0dnq
2020Los Angeles AngelsALMLBMLBANABench Coach2634.433410.0dnq
2021Los Angeles AngelsALMLBMLBANABench Coach7785.475418.0dnq
2022Los Angeles AngelsALMLBMLBANABench Coach7389.451333.0dnq
15 record(s)

Transactions

csv
Glossary
datetransaction descriptionteamminor team40-manstatus
1997-07-29Released by CardinalsNoHist
1997-03-05Signed to Minor League contractSt. Louis CardinalsNoHist
1996-07-12Activated from Disabled ListSt. Louis CardinalsNoHist
1996-03-22DL - Strained right hamstringSt. Louis CardinalsNoInjury
1996-01-11Signed to 1-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0.3m) [Free Agent]St. Louis CardinalsNoHist
1995-11-01Granted free agencyNoHist
1995-08-10Activated from Disabled ListOakland AthleticsNoHist
1995-05-18DL - Strained right footOakland AthleticsNoInjury
1995-04-12Signed to Minor League contractOakland AthleticsNoHist
1994-10-24Granted free agencyNoHist
Show all transactions

Salaries and Contracts

csv
Glossary
yearteamagesalarytm ranklg rankavg salarylg minimumservice timecontract
1985Oakland Athletics2460,000--371,57160,000
1986Oakland Athletics2560,000--412,52060,000
1987Oakland Athletics2660,00025513412,45462,500
1988Oakland Athletics27100,00019491438,72962,500
1989Oakland Athletics28207,50019395497,25468,000Signed to 1-year contract for 1989-1989 ($0.2075m) [Avoids arbitration] [1989-01-27]
1990Oakland Athletics29500,00017301597,537100,000Signed to 2-year contract for 1990-1991 ($1.065m) [Avoids arbitration] Extension [1990-02-13]
1991Oakland Athletics30565,00019318851,492100,000
1992New York Yankees311,950,00091741,028,667109,000Signed to 3-year contract for 1992-1994 ($5.1m) [Free Agent] [1992-01-09]
1993New York Yankees321,575,000122141,076,089109,000
1994New York Yankees331,575,000112141,168,263109,000
1995Oakland Athletics34300,000154101,110,766109,000
1996St. Louis Cardinals35300,000214171,119,981122,667Signed to 1-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0.3m) [Free Agent] [1996-01-11]
1997St. Louis Cardinals36150,000--1,336,609150,000
13 season(s)$7,402,500Career Earnings
Talent Ratings
Speed
40
Power
30
Contact
61
XBH
34
RBIs
33
Runs
46
Hitting
42
Durability
50
Team
.507

[Career Highlights]

[1979]  Played for UCLA (NCAA-1)
[1980]  Played for UCLA (NCAA-1)
[1981]  Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in Round #2 (#33) out of UCLA ... Played for UCLA (NCAA-1) ... Played for Modesto A's (A+)
[1982]  Played for West Haven A's (AA) ... Played for Tacoma Tigers (AAA) ... Finished top 10 in PCL in Sacrifice Hits
[1983]  Played for Albany/Colonie A's (AA) ... Played for Tacoma Tigers (AAA) ... Finished top 10 in East in Sacrifice Hits, Strikeouts Percentage, Strikeout-Walk Ratio
[1984]  Played for Tacoma Tigers (AAA)
[1985]  Played for Modesto A's (A+) ... Played for Oakland Athletics (MLB)
Show full Career Summary [1979-2022]
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