Mike Fitzgerald (first baseman)
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1964)}}
{{other people||Mike Fitzgerald (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Mike Fitzgerald
|image=
|position=First baseman
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|3|28}}
|birth_place=Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 23
|debutyear=1988
|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 10
|finalyear=1988
|finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.196
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=1
|teams=
- St. Louis Cardinals ({{baseball year|1988}})
}}
Michael Patrick Fitzgerald (born March 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Career
Fitzgerald was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (20th overall) of the 1984 June Secondary amateur draft. In 1986, Fitzgerald led the Single–A Springfield Cardinals with 147 hits, 29 doubles, 19 home runs, 93 RBIs, and a league-leading 17 game-winning RBIs.{{cite book | editor = Jim Tommey and Kip Ingle | year = 1987 | title = St. Louis Cardinals 1987 Media Guide | publisher = St. Louis National Baseball Club | pages = 105}} He appeared in 13 games for the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals.
Personal life
Fitzgerald's son, Tyler is a Major League Baseball infielder, currently with the San Francisco Giants.{{Cite web | url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tyler-fitzgerald-is-greater-than-sum-of-parts/ | title=Tyler Fitzgerald is Greater Than Sum of Parts | date=October 31, 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?id=c23939f8&type=bat|title=1987 Texas League Batting Leaders|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
References
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External links
{{baseballstats|br=f/fitzgmi03}}
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