:Mike Brumley (catcher)

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Mike Brumley

|image=Mike Brumley (catcher).JPG

|position=Catcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1938|7|10|mf=yes}}

|birth_place=Granite, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|8|8|1938|7|10|mf=yes}}

|death_place=Grapevine, Texas, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 18

| debutyear=1964

| debutteam=Washington Senators

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate=September 15

| finalyear =1966

| finalteam =Washington Senators

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .229

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 5

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 50

| teams =

Washington Senators (1964–1966)}}

Tony Mike Brumley (July 10, 1938 – August 8, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher and native of Granite, Oklahoma, he played for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball for two full seasons ({{mlby|1964}}–{{mlby|1965}}) and part of a third ({{mlby|1966}}). The {{convert|5|ft|10|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|195|lb|abbr=on}} Brumley batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His son, also named Mike, played in all or parts of eight MLB seasons as an infielder and remained in baseball as a minor-league manager and instructor.

Brumley graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City in 1956, having played fullback on the football team and receiving all-city honorable mention as catcher on the baseball team.{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/metrolibrary/docs/1956 | title=Cardinal 1956 by Metropolitan Library System Oklahoma - Issuu | date=December 4, 2020 }} He played college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2016/08/16/tributes-granite-native-mike-brumley-played-baseball-for-the-washington-senators/60657298007/|title=Tributes:Granite Native Mike Brumley played baseball for the Washington Senators|publisher=The Oklahoman|last=Munn|first=Scott|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=July 3, 2023}} Brumley originally signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played seven seasons in the Dodger farm system. A three-time minor league All-Star, Brumley appeared in a career-high 136 games with the Senators during his rookie season, earning the catcher spot on the Topps All-Star Rookie Team for 1964.{{cite web | url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mike-brumley-the-elder/ | title=Mike Brumley (The Elder) – Society for American Baseball Research }} A slump the next year relegated him to a reserve role after hitting .208.

In a three-season career, Brumley was a .229 hitter with five home runs and 50 RBI in 295 games. His 151 hits also included 24 doubles and two triples. He posted a .991 fielding percentage with only 10 errors in 1106 chances.

Brumley ended his pro career after the 1970 minor-league season. In retirement, he resided in Keller, Texas.