Mike Goliat

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Mike Goliat
Runs batted in
99
Teams

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

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

stolen bases, in 249 games played.[2][3]

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

  1. SABR
    . Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mike Goliat Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Joyner, Ronnie, Mike Goliat profile, sportscollectorsdigest.com, Sports Collectors Digest, Krause Publishing, May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Mike Goliat Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2011.

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