Career HighLights

Michael William Stanton was selected by Atlanta in the 13th round of the 1987 draft ... threw a one-hitter, August 1st, 1988 ... set a Southern League record with 11 consecutive saves, 1989 ... Major League debut August 24, 1989 ... missed most of 1990 season due to shoulder trouble ... set an Atlanta record with 74 appearances, 1991 ... set Braves record for most saves by lefthanded pitcher, 1993 ... traded to Boston, July 31, 1995, for a player to be named ... held lefties to .160 batting average for the Red Sox ... traded to Texas July 31, 1996 ... signed by the Yankees as a free agent, December 11, 1996 ... has appeared in all postseasons since 1991 ... attended Alvin Community College in Alvin, Texas

1997 Season

Held lefthanded hitters to .161 batting average ... ranked third in the American League with 26 holds ... tied his career high with five wins ... did not suffer a loss until September 3 ... struck out three of the five batters he faced in the Division Series against Cleveland.

Career Statistics -Pitching YR 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 ... Season 96 ... Season 97 98 TM Atl Atl Atl Atl Atl Atl Atl Bos   Bos Tex   Nyy Nyy G 20 7 74 65 63 49 26 22 48 59 22 81 64 67 GS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 24.0 7.0 78.0 63.2 52.0 45.2 19.1 21.0 40.1 56.1 22.1 78.2 66.2 79.0 H 17 16 62 59 51 41 31 17 48 58 20 78 50 71 R 4 16 27 32 35 18 14 9 23 24 8 32 19 51 ER 4 14 25 29 27 18 12 7 19 24 8 32 19 48 HR 0 1 6 6 4 2 3 3 6 9 2 11 3 13 BB 8 4 21 20 29 26 6 8 14 23 4 27 34 26 SO 27 7 54 44 43 35 13 10 23 46 14 60 70 69 W 0 0 5 5 4 3 1 1 2 4 0 4 6 4 L 1 3 5 4 6 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 1 SV 7 2 7 8 27 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 ERA 1.50 18.00 2.88 4.10 4.67 3.55 5.59 3.00 4.24 3.83 3.22 3.66 2.57 5.47   Totals     G 538 GS 0 CG 0 SHO 0 IP 535.0 H 493 R 257 ER 235 HR 52 BB 209 SO 432 W 33 L 27 SV 65 ERA 3.95

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