Mike Mendoza (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Mike Mendoza

|position=Pitcher/Pinch runner

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|11|26}}

|birth_place=Inglewood, California

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 7

|debutyear={{mlby|1979}}

|debutteam=Houston Astros

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 26

|finalyear={{mlby|1979}}

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games played

|stat1value=2

|stat2label=Games pitched

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=Innings pitched

|stat3value=1.0

|teams=

Houston Astros ({{mlby|1979}})

}}

Michael Joseph Mendoza (born November 26, 1955) is a former professional baseball player. Mendoza played in two games for the Houston Astros in {{mlby|1979}}.

Baseball career

Mike attended McClintock High School in Tempe, AZ. He was selected in the 5th round (116th overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1973 Amateur Baseball Draft.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In his major league debut on September 7, 1979, Mendoza pinch ran for Art Howe in bottom of the 8th inning.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197909070.shtml September 7, 1979 at Baseball-Reference] On September 26 against the Atlanta Braves at Fulton County Stadium, Mendoza pitched in his only game in the 8th inning for the Astros, facing three batters Bob Horner, Dale Murphy, and Barry Bonnell, and not allowing any baserunners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197909260.shtml September 16, 1979 at Baseball-Reference]

Mendoza pitched in the Minor leagues from 1973 to 1981 in the Astros, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs minor league systems.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mendoz001mic Baseball-Reference (Minors)]