Mike Bielecki
| Mike Bielecki | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: July 31, 1959 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1984, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 16, 1997, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 70–73 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.18 | ||
| Strikeouts | 783 | ||
| Teams | |||
Michael Joseph Bielecki (born July 31, 1959) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for five different teams.
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Major league career
Pittsburgh Pirates
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). He made his debut on September 14, 1984. He spent the next four seasons with the Pirates, only playing full-time in 1986, finishing that season with a 6-11 record and a 4.66 earned run average.[1]
Chicago Cubs
In 1989, he won a career high 18 games for the Cubs and finished ninth in Cy Young Award voting.[1] He was nicknamed "BOOM BOOM" Bielecki by Steve Stone for his 2 run single he collected against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game from April 13, 1991.
Cleveland Indians
In 1993, as an Indian, Bielecki had been invited to join Steve Olin, Tim Crews and Bob Ojeda on a fishing boat in spring training, but declined. The subsequent crash of the boat killed Olin and Crews, and nearly killed Ojeda. Bielecki didn't stay long in Cleveland, he ended the season pitiching for the Baltimore Orioles AAA farm team.[2]
California Angels
In 1995 Bielecki pitched for the California Angels, and had a 5.97 ERA in 22 appearances with the team.
Atlanta Braves
In 1991 Bielecki was acquired by the Braves along with Damon Berryhill. With only two days left in the season, in 1992 he was named the fifth starter for the Braves but his season ended in August due to an elbow injury. In 1994 he returned to the Braves. Appeared in the 1996 World Series as a member of the Braves. His final game was on August 16, 1997.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Little Lake Nellie: A decade later | MLB.com: News
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1959 births
- Chicago Cubs players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Atlanta Braves players
- California Angels players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Sportspeople from Baltimore, Maryland
- Lynn Pirates (1983) players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Baseball players from Maryland
- Living people
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- Shelby Pirates players
- Greenwood Pirates players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- American people of Polish descent
- Valencia College alumni
