Mike Laga Explained

Mike Laga
Position:First baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Left
Birth Date:14 June 1960
Birth Place:Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 1
Debutyear:1982
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 3
Finalyear:1990
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:April 7
Debut2year:1991
Debut2team:Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:August 1
Final2year:1992
Final2team:Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.199
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:16
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:55
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.231
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:35
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:87
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Michael Russell Laga (born June 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for once hitting a foul ball out of the second Busch Stadium (September 15, 1986). Laga played for the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers, going 6–11 that year with a .545 average for the year, but did not appear in the World Series. Nor did he appear in the 1987 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. In his career, Laga played in 188 major league games and had 84 hits, 55 RBIs, 39 runs scored, and 16 home runs. He also hit 32 home runs in, playing for Daiei of the Japanese League. He also played for the Hawks in .

Laga currently lives in Florence, Massachusetts. He has three children.

Laga graduated from Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey and attended Bergen Community College.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. 2007. Sterling Publishing. 978-1-4027-4771-7. 633.