Michael Fitzgerald
Full Name: Michael Roy Fitzgerald
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: Jul 13, 1960 in Long Beach, CA
College: ?
Major League Debut: Sep 13, 1983
Died:

CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
BATTING
YR
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992		 TM
NY
NY
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Cal		 LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL		 POS
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C		 G
8
112
108
73
107
63
100
111
71
95		 AB
20
360
295
209
287
155
290
313
198
189		 R
1
20
25
20
32
17
33
36
17
19		 H
2
87
61
59
69
42
69
76
40
40		 2B
0
15
7
13
11
6
18
18
5
2		 3B
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
0		 HR
1
2
5
6
3
5
7
9
4
6		 RBI
2
33
34
37
36
23
42
41
28
17		 TB
5
110
85
92
89
65
112
123
61
60		 BB
3
24
38
27
42
19
35
60
22
22		 IBB
1
7
12
6
7
0
3
2
4
0
Totals G
848		 AB
2316		 R
220		 H
545		 2B
95		 3B
9		 HR
48		 RBI
293		 TB
802		 BB
292		 IBB
42

BATTING BASERUNNING PERCENTAGES
YR
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992		 TM
NY
NY
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Mon
Cal		 LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL		 K
6
71
55
34
54
22
61
60
35
34		 HBP
0
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
0		 SH
0
5
1
4
3
4
2
5
1
3		 SF
0
4
5
2
1
2
2
3
3
0		 GDP
0
17
8
4
10
4
8
5
5
4		 SB
0
1
5
3
3
2
3
8
4
2		 CS
0
0
3
2
4
2
4
1
2
2		 SB%
-.---
1.000
.625
.600
.429
.500
.429
.889
.667
.500		 AVG
.100
.242
.207
.282
.240
.271
.238
.243
.202
.212		 OBP
.217
.288
.297
.364
.338
.347
.322
.365
.278
.294		 SLG
.250
.306
.288
.440
.310
.419
.386
.393
.308
.317		 AB/HR
20.0
180.0
59.0
34.8
95.7
31.0
41.4
34.8
49.5
31.5		 AB/K
3.3
5.1
5.4
6.1
5.3
7.0
4.8
5.2
5.7
5.6
Totals K
432		 HBP
9		 SH
28		 SF
22		 GDP
65		 SB
31		 CS
20		 SB%
.608		 BAVG
.235		 OBP
.321		 SLG
.346		 AB/HR
48.3		 AB/K
5.4

TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1983-1984
1985-1991
1992		 TM
NY
Mon
Cal		 LG
NL
NL
AL		 TEAM NAME
New York Mets
Montreal Expos
California Angels		 LEAGUE NAME
National League
National League
American League

Fitzgerald homered off the Phillies' Tony Ghelfi in his first major league at-bat on September 13, 1983. As the Mets' starting catcher in 1984, he tied Jerry Grote's club record .995 fielding percentage and was named the Topps All-Star rookie catcher. That December, the Mets sent him to the Expos with Hubie Brooks, Floyd Youmans, and Herm Winningham in the blockbuster trade for Gary Carter.

Fitzgerald had trouble staying healthy as Carter's replacement in Montreal. He had shoulder and knee problems in 1985. He was batting a career-high .282 on August 1, 1986 when he broke a finger during a game at Shea Stadium -- an injury that ended his season and bothered him for several years.

For most of his Montreal career, Fitzgerald split time with such forgettable backstops as Nelson Santovenia and Gil Reyes. He won a starting job with California in 1992, but hit just .212 and left after the season as the Angels made room for Greg Myers.