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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Michael Bitting Second Base
Retired (1995, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .827 Status Retired (1995) Option Years 0  
H 3006 Age 83 (OS 84) Date of Birth 07-09-1956
HR 403 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1974)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(159 games)
RBI 1758
SB 392
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 5
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 6
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 15
3B B- (53.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1979 LCS
7
28
2
9
1
0
0
5
0
6 1 0
0
2 0
.702
.345
.357
.036
.321
1980 LCS
7
27
3
6
3
0
0
1
2
7 0 0
2
1 0
.609
.276
.333
.111
.222
1980 WS
7
28
4
7
0
0
2
6
2
5 0 0
1
1 1
.764
.300
.464
.214
.250
1981 LCS
6
23
1
5
1
1
0
1
2
4 0 0
1
0 3
.628
.280
.348
.130
.217
1981 WS
4
16
5
4
2
0
1
7
2
3 0 0
0
0 0
.896
.333
.562
.312
.250
1987 LCS
7
29
2
10
2
0
0
5
4
4 0 0
1
0 0
.838
.424
.414
.069
.345
1988 LCS
5
19
3
4
1
0
2
4
0
5 0 0
0
0 0
.789
.211
.579
.368
.211
1989 LCS
6
27
4
7
1
0
1
3
0
5 0 0
0
0 3
.667
.259
.407
.148
.259
1989 WS
4
16
4
6
0
0
2
3
2
4 0 0
0
1 1
1.194
.444
.750
.375
.375
1990 LCS
7
27
2
9
0
0
1
3
2
6 0 0
1
2 0
.824
.379
.444
.111
.333
1991 LCS
4
16
0
4
0
0
0
2
3
0 0 0
0
1 0
.618
.368
.250
.000
.250
1992 LCS
6
22
4
6
3
0
0
2
3
2 0 0
1
0 1
.769
.360
.409
.136
.273
1993 LCS
5
19
1
6
0
0
0
2
1
4 0 0
0
0 1
.666
.350
.316
.000
.316
1995 LCS
4
16
2
4
2
0
0
1
1
2 0 0
0
0 0
.669
.294
.375
.125
.250
1995 WS
6
18
1
3
0
0
0
1
5
3 0 0
0
0 0
.514
.348
.167
.000
.167
Total
85
331
38
90
16
1
9
46
29
60 1 0
7
8 10
.740
.332
.408
.136
.272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Michael Bitting has retired from the New York Salseros
1995-09-23Michael Bitting collected his 3000th career hit.
1987-05-14Michael Bitting of the New York Salseros is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1981-06-15Michael Bitting of the New York Salseros is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1978-06-11The New York Salseros have promoted Michael Bitting to the major league team.
1978-05-22The New York Salseros have sent Michael Bitting to the minors.
1978-04-20The New York Salseros have renamed Robert Kent to Michael Bitting.
1978-04-20The New York Salseros have promoted Robert Kent to the major league team.
1977-10-23The New York Salseros have sent Robert Kent to the minors.
1977-10-03The New York Salseros have promoted Robert Kent to the major league team.
1976-10-23The New York Salseros have sent Robert Kent to the minors.
1976-10-03The New York Salseros have promoted Luis Higginbotham to the major league team. The New York Salseros have promoted Robert Kent to the major league team.
1975-10-23The New York Salseros have sent Robert Kent to the minors. The New York Salseros have sent Augie McCool to the minors.
1975-10-03The New York Salseros have promoted Augie McCool to the major league team. The New York Salseros have promoted Robert Kent to the major league team.
1975-03-01The New York Salseros have sent Robert Kent to the minors. The New York Salseros have sent Loy Cotter to the minors. The New York Salseros have sent Johnny Ross to the minors. The New York Salseros have sent Augie McCool to the minors.
1974-10-03The New York Salseros have promoted Robert Kent to the major league team.
1974-04-11The New York Salseros have renamed Billy Luebber to Robert Kent.