Mike Goliat
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Mike Mitchell Goliat (November 5, 1921 – January 13, 2004) was an American
St. Louis Browns (1951–52). He batted and threw right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).[1]
A native of
at bats (AB).[2]
Goliat finished his four-season big league baseball career with a batting average of .225, 186 hits (in 825 AB), 21 doubles, 10 triples, 20 home runs, and 99 RBI, with three
Goliat played in
Most Valuable Player (MVP), in 1956. He holds the Maple Leafs’ franchise career records for games played (1,077), home runs (138), doubles (186), and RBI (556).[4]
Post-baseball life
After retiring from the pro baseball following the 1961 season, Goliat ran a small trucking firm for several years before joining the Ford Motor Company.[3]
Goliat died on January 13, 2004, in Seven Hills, Ohio, at 82 years of age.
Quotations
- "He was really a third baseman, but he played second for us to fill a need. He really had a strong arm. He was a battler who gave everything he had and he had a lot of big hits off (Brooklyn Dodgers ace) Don Newcombe the year we won the pennant." – Hall of Famer / Teammate Robin Roberts.
- "He hit the better pitchers in the league. The ones that got him out were the lesser ones." – Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer[3]
References
- SABR. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Mike Goliat Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c Joyner, Ronnie, Mike Goliat profile, sportscollectorsdigest.com, Sports Collectors Digest, Krause Publishing, May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Goliat Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Mike Goliat at Find a Grave