Mike Reinbach
| Mike Reinbach | |||
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| Pinch hitter/Outfielder | |||
| Born: August 6, 1949 San Diego, California |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Palm Desert, California |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: April 7, 1974, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| NPB: 1976, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: June 1, 1974, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| NPB: 1980, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .296 | ||
| Home runs | 94 | ||
| Runs batted in | 324 | ||
| Teams | |||
Michael Wayne "Mike" Reinbach (August 6, 1949 – May 20, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player who played in 1974 with the Baltimore Orioles, and played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers from 1976 till 1980.
Career and life
He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1970, and his first MLB appearance was in 1974, playing in 12 games.
He joined the Hanshin Tigers in 1976 and mainly played as a right fielder and was loved by Tigers fans. He played as one of the leading batters of the Tigers with Hal Breeden in the following year, and won the Best Nine Award in 1979.
He retired after 1980 season and worked for a computer company, but met with a series of misfortunes, getting divorced with his wife, his father's death, and others.
He died after falling over a precipice when driving on May 20, 1989.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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