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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Mitch Espy Shortstop
Retired (1997, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .836 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2438 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 06-25-1957
HR 264 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(24 games)
RBI 1082
SB 241 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1997
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 3
1B C+ (50.4%) LF (0.3%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (96.9%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B A+ (92.3%) RF D- (4.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1980 LHP 59 131 37 7 2 4 23 15 24 .814 .356 .458 .176 .282
1980 RHP 118 355 101 20 6 6 46 50 64 .797 .372 .425 .141 .285
1981 LHP 54 122 33 4 0 2 12 15 23 .708 .355 .352 .082 .270
1981 RHP 116 393 125 16 7 14 51 44 60 .888 .387 .501 .183 .318
1982 LHP 55 132 35 6 0 2 13 15 20 .696 .340 .356 .091 .265
1982 RHP 122 410 127 21 2 16 60 48 66 .872 .384 .488 .178 .310
1983 LHP 54 148 47 5 1 6 13 18 22 .878 .392 .486 .169 .318
1983 RHP 106 361 106 17 4 15 46 36 57 .844 .357 .488 .194 .294
1984 LHP 72 185 62 10 2 12 35 24 18 1.015 .410 .605 .270 .335
1984 RHP 121 372 107 19 3 19 51 53 69 .882 .374 .508 .220 .288
1985 LHP 66 178 59 10 1 6 28 21 26 .908 .408 .500 .169 .331
1985 RHP 117 383 98 14 3 8 44 44 62 .704 .333 .371 .115 .256
1986 LHP 67 168 49 7 1 5 22 15 23 .788 .353 .435 .143 .292
1986 RHP 120 409 125 17 2 14 53 44 77 .832 .373 .460 .154 .306
1987 LHP 81 195 51 12 1 6 21 17 28 .745 .319 .426 .164 .262
1987 RHP 115 365 106 15 2 7 35 37 59 .756 .356 .400 .110 .290
1988 LHP 70 171 61 9 2 9 28 38 26 1.064 .474 .591 .234 .357
1988 RHP 97 321 99 15 4 13 51 52 51 .904 .403 .502 .193 .308
1989 LHP 70 170 59 11 0 8 26 21 21 .972 .419 .553 .206 .347
1989 RHP 122 399 129 22 5 20 59 52 63 .954 .400 .554 .231 .323
1990 LHP 79 195 58 10 5 8 32 24 29 .897 .374 .523 .226 .297
1990 RHP 115 371 120 23 2 11 57 49 62 .886 .401 .485 .162 .323
1991 LHP 74 173 49 6 1 4 20 18 25 .751 .352 .399 .116 .283
1991 RHP 115 396 131 21 7 17 68 43 57 .943 .395 .548 .217 .331
1992 LHP 65 174 63 14 4 5 13 20 23 1.003 .428 .575 .213 .362
1992 RHP 120 385 114 19 1 7 47 55 47 .792 .387 .405 .109 .296
1993 LHP 38 55 19 2 3 4 13 4 6 1.109 .400 .709 .364 .345
1993 RHP 44 92 21 2 2 0 8 10 17 .604 .311 .293 .065 .228
1994 LHP 71 170 51 4 4 2 17 22 27 .789 .383 .406 .106 .300
1994 RHP 111 331 84 19 2 6 39 38 54 .708 .331 .378 .124 .254
1995 LHP 52 84 21 1 0 0 9 9 17 .584 .323 .262 .012 .250
1995 RHP 78 184 40 6 2 7 27 16 28 .664 .279 .386 .168 .217
1996 LHP 24 38 10 2 0 1 3 6 3 .758 .364 .395 .132 .263
1996 RHP 43 95 20 5 0 0 6 5 15 .508 .245 .263 .053 .211
1997 LHP 11 21 3 0 0 0 5 3 4 .412 .269 .143 .000 .143
1997 RHP 24 59 18 4 0 0 1 6 6 .742 .369 .373 .068 .305
Total LHP 1062 2510 767 120 27 84 333 305 365 .857 .382 .475 .170 .306
Total RHP 1804 5681 1671 275 54 180 749 682 914 .826 .369 .457 .162 .294
Total 2080 8191 2438 395 81 264 1082 987 1279 .836 .373 .462 .165 .298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Mitch Espy has retired from the Florida Gators
1997-04-01The Florida Gators have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Florida Gators have promoted Doug Fisher to the major league team. The Florida Gators have sent Joe Morton to the minors.
1997-04-01The Florida Gators have acquired Mitch Espy from the waiver wire.
1996-03-30The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Jay Reisigl to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Paul Donahue to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Elmer Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Jim McNamara to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Bobby Conzelman to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Nip Winters to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Charlie Kennedy to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have designated Frank Temple for assignment. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have designated Bobby Palm for assignment.
1996-03-28Mitch Espy has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1995-03-28The Baltimore Robinsons have promoted Aaron Baker to the major league team. The Baltimore Robinsons have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Baltimore Robinsons have promoted Bill Mossi to the major league team.
1995-03-28Mitch Espy has signed with the Baltimore Robinsons for $1.55M per year for 1 year.
1994-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Gary Rodriguez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Charlie Hernandez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Lee Moran to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Mauro Burda to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bob Sullivan to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Matt Jeffries to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Tony Rolen to the major league team.
1994-03-30Mitch Espy has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $2.6M per year for 1 year.
1993-04-01The Montreal Royals have promoted Elmer Contreras to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Mule Lewis to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Matias Pettee to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Candy Gigon to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted John Hillis to the major league team.
1993-03-30Mitch Espy has signed with the Montreal Royals for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1992-11-01Mitch Espy now holds the league record for career batting average.
1992-06-28The Detroit Mustangs have placed Mitch Espy on the trade block.
1992-03-29The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Doug Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted John "Yogi" Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Mike Pittinger to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Bob Watson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Dick Baczewski to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Red Fryman to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Mule Lewis to the major league team.
1992-03-29Mitch Espy has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $5.0M per year for 1 year.
1991-03-29Trade #1241976 has been completed between the Florida Dog Farts and the San Diego Perfect Tens. The San Diego Perfect Tens receive Mitch Espy, Big Joe Mufferaw from the Florida Dog Farts in exchange for John Bagby.
1991-03-29The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Billy Menendez to the major league team. The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Bob Hoffman to the major league team. The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Nap Lois to the major league team. The Florida Dog Farts have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team.
1991-03-29The Florida Dog Farts have placed Mitch Espy on the trade block.
1991-03-29Mitch Espy has signed with the Florida Dog Farts for $6.6M per year for 1 year.
1990-04-01The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Hobe Boswell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Jim Morton to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Dave Bell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Joe Misuraca to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Red Schulze to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Brian Richardson to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Gino Holloway to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Edwin Reyes to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rodrigo Weiss to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Osvaldo Rackley to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rod Bell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Clay Campos to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Kurt Cedeno to the major league team.
1990-03-30Mitch Espy has signed with the Minnesota Lumberjacks for $10.0M per year for 1 year.
1988-09-03Mitch Espy of the Minnesota Lumberjacks is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1988-03-31The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rick Mack to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Wally Short to the major league team.
1988-03-28Mitch Espy has signed with the Minnesota Lumberjacks for $10.0M per year for 2 years.
1987-03-31The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team.
1987-03-31Mitch Espy has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $8.8M per year for 1 year.
1986-08-31Trade #1204936 has been completed between the Montreal Royals and the Los Angeles Bravos. The Los Angeles Bravos receive Scott Radford, Edwin Canale, Heinie Davis from the Montreal Royals in exchange for Mitch Espy, John Bagby.
1986-03-29The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Brian Richardson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Monk Mailho to the major league team.
1986-03-29Mitch Espy has signed with the Los Angeles Bravos for $9.3M per year for 1 year.
1983-08-13Mitch Espy of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1982-09-28Mitch Espy of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-08-27Mitch Espy of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1980-09-24Mitch Espy of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1980-08-07The Colorado Renegades have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team.
1980-08-03The Colorado Renegades have sent Mitch Espy down to the minors.
1980-03-28The Colorado Renegades have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team.
1975-03-28The Colorado Renegades have renamed Justin Greene to Mitch Espy.