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Don Newcombe League
9-20-2165
Mike Sayles Second Base
Retired (1975, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .777 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 2263 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 07-27-1937
HR 182 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(15 games)
RBI 1033
SB 406
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C- (28.4%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (2.0%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1956 Minors 19 78.00 11 / 11 10 / 10 9 / 10 8 / 9 5 / 10 9 / 9 18 / 19 70 / 78
1957 Minors 20 75.00 9 / 9 5 / 7 8 / 10 7 / 10 7 / 14 7 / 8 10 / 17 53 / 75
1958 Minors 21 56.00 7 / 9 8 / 9 5 / 5 4 / 7 4 / 13 4 / 8 4 / 5 36 / 56
1959 Minors 22 14.00 2 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 8 / 14
1959 Majors 22 43.85 1 / 6 2 / 3 4 / 8 0 / 8 2 / 7 1 / 7 2 / 4 12 / 43
1960 Majors 23 52.40 7 / 8 3 / 5 6 / 9 0 / 3 1 / 14 3 / 4 4 / 9 24 / 52
1961 Majors 24 40.43 3 / 6 4 / 4 3 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 3 7 / 12 1 / 7 21 / 40
1962 Majors 25 47.28 4 / 7 3 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 2 1 / 4 13 / 47
1963 Majors 26 54.78 1 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 9 4 / 8 2 / 6 8 / 54
1964 Majors 27 64.40 3 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 10 1 / 7 3 / 12 8 / 64
1965 Majors 28 68.07 0 / 5 0 / 15 2 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 11 1 / 11 1 / 10 5 / 68
1966 Majors 29 68.40 2 / 10 0 / 16 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 14 1 / 2 4 / 68
1967 Majors 30 63.09 0 / 10 2 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 13 3 / 63
1968 Majors 31 65.62 94 84 0 2 / 8 1 / 10 1 / 10 1 / 3 0 / 8 1 / 16 1 / 10 7 / 65
1969 Majors 32 56.86 162 82 0 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 56
1970 Majors 33 54.58 135 120 27 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 54
1971 Majors 34 63.49 162 141 0 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 63
1972 Majors 35 70.54 162 132 0 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 70
1973 Majors 36 25.73 83 39 42 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 25
1974 Majors 37 42.39 162 36 0 -2 / 5 -5 / 3 -3 / 7 -4 / 7 -9 / 5 -2 / 8 -2 / 7 -27 / 42
1975 Minors 38 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
1975 Majors 38 10.73 75 2 7 -2 / 0 -4 / 1 -5 / 2 -3 / 1 -7 / 2 -2 / 2 -1 / 2 -24 / 10
Total 1035 636 76 49 / 160 32 / 159 35 / 147 21 / 148 5 / 171 35 / 157 47 / 167 224 / 1109
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Mike Sayles has retired from the St. Louis Stars
1975-09-23Mike Sayles of the St. Louis Stars is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1975-08-10The St. Louis Stars have promoted Mike Sayles to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have promoted Julian Noble to the major league team.
1975-08-10The St. Louis Stars have acquired Mike Sayles from the waiver wire.
1975-07-03The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Mike Sayles.
1975-06-25The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Mike Sayles for assignment.
1975-06-01The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Mike Sayles to the major league team.
1975-06-01The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Mike Sayles from the waiver wire.
1975-04-28The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Mike Sayles.
1975-04-15The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Fred Quinn to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Mike Sayles for assignment.
1973-08-16A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mean Machine and the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux receive Mike Sayles from the Milwaukee Mean Machine in exchange for Joe Richardt.
1973-05-16Mike Sayles of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
1970-04-03Mike Sayles of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-05-15The Washington Generals have promoted Mike Sayles to the major league team. The Washington Generals have promoted Cameron Frye to the major league team. The Washington Generals have designated Dummy Mielke for assignment. The Washington Generals have designated Ross Hood for assignment.
1957-04-11A trade has been completed between the Washington Generals and the Cleveland Knockers. The Cleveland Knockers receive Emil Brow, Ed Arrojo, John Paul from the Washington Generals in exchange for Mike Sayles, Lynn Shannabrook.