Gene Michael
1966–1975 · bats B / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
973G
.229AVG
.288OBP
.284SLG
More career statistics
642H
15HR
226RBI
22SB
3.0IP
3K
0.00ERA
0GS
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,806 | 2,805 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,095 | 3,092 |
| Batting · Walks | 234 | 232 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973 | 3,095 | 2,806 | 249 | 642 | 86 | 12 | 15 | 226 | 234 | 421 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 797 | .229 | .288 | .284 | .572 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.667 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1969-08-31 to 1969-09-09
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1971-05-30 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1974-08-31 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1971-04-24 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 471 | 1408 | 304 | 7 | 126 | 111 | 176 | .239 | .295 | .302 |
| Away | 502 | 1684 | 338 | 8 | 100 | 121 | 245 | .220 | .273 | .269 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 428 | 76 | 3 | 34 | 43 | 49 | .201 | .278 | .270 |
| May | 176 | 581 | 121 | 4 | 49 | 42 | 84 | .229 | .281 | .287 |
| June | 178 | 599 | 130 | 3 | 45 | 46 | 85 | .239 | .294 | .299 |
| July | 171 | 545 | 112 | 3 | 41 | 36 | 72 | .224 | .272 | .275 |
| August | 172 | 489 | 120 | 2 | 39 | 28 | 69 | .267 | .303 | .325 |
| September | 145 | 435 | 83 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 61 | .214 | .276 | .247 |
| October | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 97 | 340 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 63 | .228 | .294 | .298 |
| detroit-tigers | 94 | 311 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 43 | .232 | .322 | .279 |
| baltimore-orioles | 91 | 284 | 59 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 29 | .222 | .254 | .282 |
| boston-red-sox | 81 | 278 | 57 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 37 | .228 | .291 | .276 |
| athletics | 72 | 221 | 52 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 24 | .250 | .285 | .322 |
| minnesota-twins | 66 | 214 | 56 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 32 | .276 | .304 | .360 |
| kansas-city-royals | 64 | 226 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 29 | .242 | .296 | .285 |
| california-angels | 62 | 203 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 29 | .190 | .236 | .201 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 33 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .152 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 223 | 45 | – | 7 | 1 | .202 | – | – |
| 1968 |  New York Yankees | 61 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .198 | 3 | 3 |
| 1969 | New York Yankees | 119 | 412 | 112 | 2 | 31 | 7 | .272 | – | – |
| 1970 | New York Yankees | 134 | 434 | 93 | 2 | 38 | 3 | .214 | – | – |
| 1971 | New York Yankees | 139 | 456 | 102 | 3 | 35 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1972 | New York Yankees | 126 | 391 | 91 | 1 | 32 | 4 | .233 | – | – |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 129 | 418 | 94 | 3 | 47 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 81 | 177 | 46 | – | 13 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Detroit Tigers | 56 | 145 | 31 | 3 | 13 | – | .214 | – | – |