Mike
Tucker
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 25, 1919 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1954   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 OMA PL $ 490,000  
1953 33 DEN PL $ 490,000  
1954 34 DEN PL $ 750,000  
1955 35 DEN PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 32 OMA PL 15 45 5 13 1 0 2 9 0 0 2 2 .289 .313 .444 .757 6.8 1.0
    AAA   82 315 49 93 11 5 13 56 8 7 45 59 .295 .383 .486 .869 57.0  
1953 33 OMA PL 27 78 10 22 4 0 3 15 1 0 10 15 .282 .364 .449 .812 12.5 1.7
  MIN PL 28 69 9 16 3 2 2 8 1 0 9 15 .232 .321 .420 .741 9.3 1.1
  DEN PL 37 51 5 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 10 .235 .339 .255 .594 4.9 0.2
  TOT   92 198 24 50 8 2 5 26 3 0 27 40 .253 .342 .389 .731 26.6 2.9
1954 34 DEN PL 43 95 13 25 5 1 1 19 0 0 13 11 .263 .358 .368 .726 11.9 1.4
1955 35 DEN PL 5 14 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 .071 .125 .286 .411 1.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 155 352 44 89 14 3 9 58 3 0 43 56 .253 .334 .386 .721 46.2 5.3
1 Years AAA 82 315 49 93 11 5 13 56 8 7 45 59 .295 .381 .486 .867 57.0  
162 Game Average 367 45 93 14 3 9 60 3 0 44 58 .253 .334 .386 .721 48.3  
Career Highs 92 198 24 50 8 2 5 26 3 0 27 40 .289 .358 .444 .757 26.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   274 38 75 13 3 9 47 0 0 32 41 .274 .348 .442 .790 42.2
vs LH   78 6 14 1 0 0 11 2 0 11 15 .179 .281 .192 .473 5.2
Home 75 169 20 34 7 3 4 31 1 0 22 27 .201 .294 .349 .643 18.6
Away 80 183 24 55 7 0 5 27 1 0 21 29 .301 .371 .421 .791 28.8
RISP   92 0 29 6 1 2 48 0 0 18 12 .315 .416 .467 .883 18.3
Pinch Hitting   61 9 13 0 0 2 9 1 0 9 8 .213 .310 .311 .621 7.0
Close/Late   44 3 11 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 2 .250 .283 .318 .601 4.0
Mar/Apr 17 40 4 7 1 0 1 7 1 0 4 5 .175 .244 .275 .519 3.0
May 26 74 9 19 3 1 3 14 0 0 8 15 .257 .337 .446 .783 11.0
June 21 61 8 17 4 2 2 11 0 0 5 12 .279 .328 .508 .837 9.8
July 24 56 9 15 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 9 .268 .369 .357 .726 8.0
August 33 57 8 17 1 0 2 10 1 0 8 10 .298 .379 .421 .800 9.7
Sep/Oct 34 64 6 14 3 0 0 13 0 0 9 5 .219 .315 .266 .581 5.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 32 OMA PL C 11 10 87.0 64 10 1 0 .987 7.66 17 6 .353 0 0.6
    1B 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 33 OMA PL C 13 13 145.7 85 11 2 0 .980 5.93 28 9 .321 0 0.5
  MIN PL C 14 13 129.5 76 10 1 0 .989 5.98 25 8 .320 0 0.7
  DEN PL C 18 17 98.8 58 7 1 0 .985 5.92 19 6 .316 0 0.4
  TOT   C 45 43 374.0 219 28 4 0 .984 5.94 72 23 .319 0 1.6
1954 34 DEN PL C 24 22 197.3 192 15 1 0 .995 9.44 40 10 .250 0 1.3
1955 35 DEN PL C 3 3 27.0 19 3 1 0 .957 7.33 5 2 .400 1 0.1
  C 83 78 685.3 494 56 7 0 .987 7.22 134 41 .306 1 3.6
  1B 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   84 78 688.3 496 57 7 1 .988 7.23 134 41 .306 1 3.6
Career Highs   45 43 374.0 219 28 4 1 .995 9.44 72 23 .400 1  
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  1. Douglas Johns (991)
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  6. Jack Myres (966)
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  8. John Hall (961)
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History
Drafted in 22nd round, 437th overall pick, by Omaha in 1952
Had first career hit on 7/27/1952, off Rodney Bond (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1952, off Frank Delmonte (DAL)
Traded from Omaha to Minneapolis on 5/26/1953 (Going to OMA: LF Waldo Threlkeld, C Samuel Gluck, 3B Bobby Singleton, P Don Kittle. Going to MIN: LF Kurt Oliverio, C Mike Tucker)
Traded from Minneapolis to Denver on 7/23/1953 (Going to MIN: C James Jamison, C Daniel Gibson. Going to DEN: C Mike Tucker)
10/13/1953: Signed a contract extension with Denver, $750,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/8/1954 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
2/13/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Denver
Released by Denver on 5/19/1955
Signed as a free agent by San Antonio on 6/2/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by San Antonio on 6/16/1955