Mike Laga

Mike Laga
Mike Laga
	Laga with the Nashville Sounds in 1985
	First baseman
	Born: June 14, 1960 (age 63); Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Left
Professional debut
	MLB: September 1, 1982, for the Detroit Tigers
	NPB: April 7, 1991, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
	MLB: October 3, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants
	NPB: August 1, 1992, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
MLB statistics
Batting average	.199
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	55
NPB statistics
Batting average	.231
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	87
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1982–1986); St. Louis Cardinals (1986–1988); San Francisco Giants (1989–1990); Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1991–1992);

Michael Russell Laga (born June 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for once hitting a foul ball out of the second Busch Stadium (September 15, 1986).

Laga played for the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers, going 6–11 that year with a .545 average for the year, but did not appear in the World Series. Nor did he appear in the 1987 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. In his career, Laga played in 188 major league games and had 84 hits, 55 RBIs, 39 runs scored, and 16 home runs. He also hit 32 home runs in 1991, playing for Daiei of the Japanese League. He also played for the Hawks in 1992.

Laga currently lives in Florence, Massachusetts. He has three children.

Laga graduated from Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey and attended Bergen Community College.^[1]

References[edit]

^ the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 633. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 633. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.

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