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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 B    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 B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control F    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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1978 LHP 87 203 43 4 1 8 26 11 47 .618 .258 .360 .148 .212
1978 RHP 103 243 69 11 4 8 33 21 45 .804 .343 .461 .177 .284
1979 LHP 125 285 88 12 3 11 44 23 44 .849 .361 .488 .179 .309
1979 RHP 120 288 84 19 5 5 56 36 54 .815 .371 .444 .153 .292
1980 LHP 106 269 83 10 6 12 39 16 41 .876 .352 .524 .216 .309
1980 RHP 120 341 85 16 1 11 50 20 63 .689 .290 .399 .150 .249
1981 LHP 74 166 34 9 2 4 24 17 33 .633 .278 .355 .151 .205
1981 RHP 96 285 81 16 4 11 42 18 50 .820 .336 .484 .200 .284
1982 LHP 102 236 78 12 1 8 55 21 30 .875 .384 .492 .161 .331
1982 RHP 128 369 116 15 12 12 67 30 76 .883 .366 .518 .203 .314
1983 LHP 100 229 70 8 2 5 25 32 35 .811 .388 .424 .118 .306
1983 RHP 123 381 113 19 2 13 53 27 64 .801 .341 .459 .163 .297
1984 LHP 101 251 73 9 1 11 38 24 53 .819 .353 .466 .175 .291
1984 RHP 125 379 110 19 5 19 63 25 71 .848 .331 .517 .227 .290
1985 LHP 86 227 73 11 1 12 40 22 35 .918 .381 .537 .216 .322
1985 RHP 127 377 126 24 4 18 78 34 61 .954 .392 .562 .228 .334
1986 LHP 87 235 75 13 3 15 44 13 31 .943 .352 .591 .272 .319
1986 RHP 129 367 95 15 3 19 54 43 66 .806 .334 .471 .213 .259
1987 LHP 62 154 52 6 3 6 22 10 33 .911 .378 .532 .195 .338
1987 RHP 115 381 128 27 10 21 92 39 57 1.024 .400 .625 .289 .336
1988 LHP 78 176 59 9 1 7 30 18 31 .915 .398 .517 .182 .335
1988 RHP 132 417 117 15 5 15 89 50 87 .803 .354 .448 .168 .281
1989 LHP 82 194 66 12 5 7 39 27 25 .979 .417 .562 .222 .340
1989 RHP 132 420 115 23 3 14 69 22 106 .753 .310 .443 .169 .274
1990 LHP 79 193 59 14 2 10 46 19 27 .925 .370 .554 .249 .306
1990 RHP 134 430 118 26 4 19 71 41 76 .826 .340 .486 .212 .274
1991 LHP 80 171 54 3 3 9 38 19 32 .915 .389 .526 .211 .316
1991 RHP 139 439 139 12 7 30 106 38 68 .951 .370 .581 .264 .317
1992 LHP 79 176 41 6 0 4 11 15 42 .632 .297 .335 .102 .233
1992 RHP 130 398 114 24 2 14 60 27 72 .793 .330 .462 .176 .286
1993 LHP 77 161 38 6 1 4 22 19 33 .673 .313 .360 .124 .236
1993 RHP 134 392 115 20 7 9 62 39 73 .805 .356 .449 .156 .293
1994 LHP 72 149 32 5 0 1 17 12 31 .546 .278 .268 .054 .215
1994 RHP 137 411 124 20 1 13 70 47 73 .832 .381 .450 .148 .302
1995 LHP 78 158 34 6 0 8 24 17 35 .699 .294 .405 .190 .215
1995 RHP 135 390 105 15 2 10 59 36 81 .727 .333 .395 .126 .269
Total LHP 1555 3633 1052 155 35 142 584 335 638 .819 .350 .469 .179 .290
Total RHP 2259 6708 1954 336 81 261 1174 593 1243 .832 .350 .482 .191 .291
Total 2643 10341 3006 491 116 403 1758 928 1881 .827 .350 .478 .187 .291
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.