Name | Team | Age |
Mike Banks | Retired (1961, Age 34) | Died (2014, Age 88) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 18, Pick 284 (1950) |
C | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Ty Cobb League | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 12/19/1926 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
(0.8 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | CHN | 104 | 335 | 30 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .709 | .315 | .394 | .257 |
1951 | CHN | 63 | 98 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .897 | .366 | .531 | .286 |
1952 | CHN | 86 | 131 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .936 | .378 | .557 | .313 |
1953 | CHN | 82 | 108 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .839 | .339 | .500 | .269 |
1954 | CHN | 71 | 144 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .737 | .341 | .396 | .264 |
1955 | CHN-STL | 111 | 271 | 29 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .701 | .313 | .387 | .247 |
1956 | STL | 163 | 630 | 54 | 156 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 51 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .665 | .303 | .362 | .248 |
1957 | STL | 115 | 340 | 40 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 41 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .745 | .330 | .415 | .250 |
1958 | STL-DET | 144 | 472 | 55 | 125 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 77 | 40 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .762 | .324 | .439 | .265 |
1959 | DET | 146 | 548 | 49 | 130 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 65 | 42 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .665 | .290 | .376 | .237 |
1960 | DET | 158 | 601 | 72 | 149 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 90 | 35 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .695 | .291 | .404 | .248 |
1961 | DET | 108 | 386 | 32 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 27 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .552 | .243 | .308 | .194 |
Total | 1351 | 4064 | 427 | 1009 | 159 | 4 | 147 | 551 | 345 | 676 | 1 | 5 | 42 | .705 | .307 | .398 | .248 |
Date | Transaction |
1961-11-01 | Mike Banks has retired from the Detroit Rotties |
1961-10-13 | The Detroit Rotties have promoted Lucas McCain to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Mike Banks to the minors. |
1958-07-25 | The Detroit Rotties have promoted Mike Banks to the major league team. The Detroit Rotties have sent Andy Carey to the minors. |
1958-07-25 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the St. Louis Birds. The St. Louis Birds receive Walt Martinez from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Mike Banks. |
1955-08-15 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Birds. The St. Louis Birds receive Mike Banks, Mike Thompson from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mike Engleberg. |
1954-06-25 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mike Banks to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tony Pena to the minors. |
1954-05-11 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Pena to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Mike Banks to the minors. |
1953-04-01 | The Chicago Cubs have renamed Joe Gault to Mike Banks. |