Mike Diaz

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: April 15, 1960 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Terra Nova HS (Pacifica, CA).

High School: Terra Nova HS (Pacifica, CA)

Debut: September 15, 1983 (Age 23-153d, 14,845th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 28-170d)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Michael Anthony Diaz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

683

169

.247

RBI

102

OBP

.320

SLG

.429

OPS

.749

OPS+

103

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 31 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	28
CHW	3

Platoon
vs LHP	25
vs RHP	6

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	13

Outs
0	16
1	11
2	4

13 Opps
NYM	5
STL	5
PHI	4
SFG	3
ATL	3
CHC	2
CIN	2
HOU	2
MIN	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
MON	1
MIL	1

25 Pitchers
John Tudor	4
Sid Fernandez	3
Shane Rawley	2
Chris Welsh	1
Floyd Youmans	1
George Frazier	1
Tom Glavine	1
Steve Carlton	1
Zane Smith	1
Doug Sisk	1
Tom Browning	1
Bruce Ruffin	1
Steve Trout	1
Pat Perry	1
Paul Kilgus	1
Gene Garber	1
Mark Davis	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Roger McDowell	1
Don Carman	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Frank Viola	1
Bill Wegman	1
Dave Dravecky	1
Bob Knepper	1

11 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	15
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	19
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	27
4	2
6	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
12-	3
1--	2
-23	1
1-3	1

43 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	24
1 on	2
2 on	5
Any on	7

Inning
2	8
3	1
4	4
5	4
6	7
7	2
8	4
9	1

1-3	9
4-6	15
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	7
-1	3
-2	4
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	7
Tied	7
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	27
3-2	1
0-1	1
3-0	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	18
LF	9
PH	3
C	1

OrderPos
5th	20
4th	5
9th	4
6th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1986-06-08	PIT		NYM	Sid Fernandez	behind 0-4	b 7	1	12-		3	9	PH	0.204	30%		Home Run; T. Peña Scores; J. Morrison Scores
2	2	2	1	1986-07-02	PIT		PHI	Shane Rawley	behind 2-3	b 6	1	---		1	5	3	0.197	54%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1986-07-04	PIT	@	LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	---		1	5	3	0.032	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1986-07-11	PIT	@	SFG	Steve Carlton	behind 1-4	t 5	2	1--		2	4	3	0.174	29%		Home Run; J. Ray Scores
5	5	5	1	1986-08-02	PIT		STL	John Tudor	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---		1	5	3	0.115	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	2	1986-08-02	PIT		STL	John Tudor	tied 1-1	b 4	2	---		1	5	3	0.144	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1986-08-11	PIT	@	CHC	George Frazier	ahead 6-0	t 2	1	-23		3	5	3	0.031	98%		Home Run; J. Ray Scores; J. Morrison Scores
8	8	8	1	1986-08-25	PIT		CIN	Chris Welsh	behind 2-3	b 6	1	---		1	5	7	0.197	54%		Home Run
9	9	9	1	1986-08-27	PIT		CIN	Tom Browning	ahead 4-3	b 3	1	---		1	5	3	0.105	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	1986-08-31	PIT	@	HOU	Bob Knepper	ahead 3-2	t 4	0	---		1	5	7	0.113	75%		Home Run
11	11	11	1	1986-09-07	PIT	@	ATL	Gene Garber	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---		1	5	7	0.044	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	1986-09-17 (1)	PIT	@	MON	Floyd Youmans	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--		2	5	7	0.172	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Bream Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1987-04-15	PIT	@	CHC	Steve Trout	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---		1	5	3	0.105	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	2	1	1987-04-18	PIT		PHI	Don Carman	behind 0-5	b 5	0	---		1	5	3	0.046	12%		Home Run
15	15	3	1	1987-04-20	PIT		NYM	Doug Sisk	tied 6-6	b 7	2	12-		3	9	PH	0.359	93%		Home Run; B. Almon Scores; R. Belliard Scores
16	16	4	1	1987-04-26	PIT	@	PHI	Bruce Ruffin	behind 0-6	t 2	1	---		1	5	3	0.033	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	5	1	1987-05-01	PIT		SFG	Mark Davis	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	7	0.143	71%		Home Run (Deep CF)
18	18	6	1	1987-05-19	PIT		HOU	Jim Deshaies	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---		1	5	7	0.101	79%		Home Run
19	19	7	1	1987-06-04	PIT	@	ATL	Zane Smith	behind 2-6	t 6	0	---		1	3	7	0.056	14%		Home Run
20	20	8	1	1987-06-07 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	Roger McDowell	behind 4-6	t 8	0	1-3		3	9	PH	0.409	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. LaValliere Scores; J. Cangelosi Scores
21	21	9	1	1987-06-12	PIT		NYM	Sid Fernandez	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---		1	4	7	0.103	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	10	1	1987-06-15	PIT	@	STL	Pat Perry	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---		1	4	7	0.118	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	11	1	1987-07-01	PIT	@	PHI	Shane Rawley	behind 1-4	t 6	0	---		1	4	3	0.084	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	12	1	1987-07-06 (1)	PIT		SFG	Dave Dravecky	behind 0-6	b 6	0	12-		3	4	3	0.089	16%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Pedrique Scores/unER; B. Bonilla Scores
25	25	13	1	1987-08-22	PIT	@	ATL	Tom Glavine	behind 0-8	t 6	0	---		1	9	2	0.007	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	14	1	1987-09-16	PIT		STL	John Tudor	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---		1	5	3	0.103	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	15	2	1987-09-16	PIT		STL	John Tudor	behind 1-6	b 4	0	---		1	5	3	0.051	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	16	1	1987-09-20	PIT		NYM	Sid Fernandez	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---		1	5	3	0.128	41%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1988-09-10	CHW		MIN	Frank Viola	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	4,(1-2) SBSX	1	5	3	0.112	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	2	1	1988-09-14	CHW		MIL	Bill Wegman	behind 1-4	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	6	3	0.082	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	3	1	1988-09-27	CHW		TEX	Paul Kilgus	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	5	3	0.297	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)