Mike Epstein
| Mike Epstein | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: April 4, 1943 The Bronx, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 16, 1966, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 28, 1974, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .244 | ||
| Home runs | 130 | ||
| Runs batted in | 380 | ||
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1964 Tokyo | Baseball |
Michael Peter Epstein (born April 4, 1943 in the Bronx, New York), nicknamed SuperJew, is a former Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and California Angels from 1966 to 1974.
The first baseman was noted as a strong power hitter who did not hit for a high batting average in the pitching dominant Sixties and Seventies, though he walked and was hit by pitches so often that he finished with a respectable career .359 on-base percentage.
Epstein played baseball and football teams while attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.
Epstein played baseball at the University of California-Berkeley. Although his .375 batting average in 1963 led to a contract offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he decided to finish college. He played on the gold medal-winning U.S. baseball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Epstein played for the of the California League in 1965, and led the league in batting and home runs. Rival manager Rocky Bridges nicknamed him "Superjew" for his efforts that season.
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