| Mike Loan | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | September 27, 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Springfield, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 18 |
| Debutyear: | 1912 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 18 |
| Finalyear: | 1912 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .500 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Runs scored |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
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William Joseph "Mike" Loan (September 27, 1894 - November 12, 1966) was a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was officially listed as standing 5inchesft11inchesin (ftin) and weighing 185lb.[1]
Mike Loan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1894. He was a student-athlete at Villanova University, 1 of 49 from the school to play in Major League Baseball.[2]
Loan got a "cup of coffee" with the Philadelphia Phillies in September 1912, appearing in a single game. He was the National League's second-youngest player that season, behind Frank O'Rourke of the Boston Braves.[3] He was one of six players to appear at catcher for the Phillies in 1912, posting a 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate.[4] Appearing in the majors for the only time at age 17,[5] he played against the St. Louis Cardinals,[6] recording one hit, a single, in two at-bats, for a career batting average of .500.[7] He also scored a run in his only game.[7]
Loan later appeared in the minors, a member of the Eastern League Bridgeport Americans. In 1919, he batted .149 with 11 hits in 74 at-bats over 28 games. Two of his hits went for extra bases: one double and one triple. He slugged .189 and collected 14 total bases. In the field, he had the Americans' second-most appearances at catcher (Bill Skiff) and made 84 putouts, 24 assists and 1 error, amassing a .991 fielding percentage.[8]
Loan died on November 12, 1966, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, at the age of 72. He was interred at Saints Peter & Paul Cemetery in Springfield.[7]