Mike Epstein
1966–1974 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Athletics, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
907G
.244AVG
.358OBP
.424SLG
More career statistics
695H
130HR
380RBI
7SB
5Rare feats
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 · Caught stealing | 17 | 18 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,393 | 3,392 |
| Batting · Walks | 448 | 447 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | 3,393 | 2,854 | 362 | 695 | 93 | 16 | 130 | 380 | 448 | 645 | 7 | 17 | 70 | 18 | 1,210 | .244 | .358 | .424 | .782 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1968-06-07 to 1968-06-18
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1970-06-19 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1969-09-14 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1969-05-16 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 450 | 1644 | 315 | 67 | 191 | 204 | 335 | .226 | .316 | .411 |
| Away | 457 | 1748 | 380 | 63 | 189 | 243 | 310 | .260 | .356 | .437 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 121 | 484 | 84 | 13 | 43 | 63 | 115 | .207 | .304 | .345 |
| May | 127 | 467 | 93 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 101 | .240 | .340 | .428 |
| June | 177 | 704 | 163 | 34 | 95 | 91 | 120 | .273 | .361 | .495 |
| July | 169 | 648 | 128 | 23 | 65 | 82 | 110 | .233 | .324 | .401 |
| August | 162 | 575 | 113 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 101 | .234 | .327 | .380 |
| September | 146 | 501 | 111 | 22 | 68 | 69 | 94 | .265 | .359 | .475 |
| October | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .308 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 91 | 321 | 59 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 73 | .219 | .321 | .342 |
| new-york-yankees | 91 | 357 | 77 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 60 | .248 | .314 | .400 |
| boston-red-sox | 91 | 349 | 71 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 85 | .241 | .338 | .395 |
| detroit-tigers | 88 | 325 | 80 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 59 | .297 | .400 | .528 |
| chicago-white-sox | 87 | 325 | 67 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 59 | .244 | .335 | .371 |
| california-angels | 82 | 299 | 72 | 16 | 44 | 43 | 47 | .285 | .385 | .518 |
| cleveland-guardians | 80 | 293 | 60 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 58 | .246 | .341 | .455 |
| baltimore-orioles | 72 | 270 | 51 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 59 | .212 | .289 | .346 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 11 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 105 | 297 | 67 | 9 | 29 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 123 | 385 | 90 | 13 | 33 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 131 | 403 | 112 | 30 | 85 | 2 | .278 | – | – |
| 1970 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 140 | 430 | 110 | 20 | 56 | 2 | .256 | – | – |
| 1971 | Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 128 | 414 | 98 | 19 | 60 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Athletics | 138 | 455 | 123 | 26 | 70 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1973 | California Angels, Texas Rangers | 118 | 397 | 83 | 9 | 38 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1974 |  California Angels | 18 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | .161 | – | – |