Mike Christopher | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1963 |
Birth Place: | Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 10 |
Debutyear: | 1991 |
Debutteam: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 11 |
Finalyear: | 1996 |
Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 5–1 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.90 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 76 |
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Michael Wayne Christopher (born November 3, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of East Carolina University.
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft, Christopher would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 10, 1991, and appear in his final game on May 11, 1996. One of the highlights of Christopher's career came on September 5, 1995. He pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball to hold down a 6-4 Tigers victory over the Twins and save the game for starting pitcher C.J. Nitkowski. It was the only save of Christopher's major league career.[1]