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Mike Holtz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 172lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: October 10, 1972 in Arlington, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 32nd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Cambria HS (Ebensburg, PA) and the California Angels in the 17th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University (Clemson, SC).

High School: Central Cambria HS (Ebensburg, PA)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: July 11, 1996 (Age 23-275d, 16,915th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 16, 2006 (Age 33-218d)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Michael James Holtz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.76

353

240.0

223

WHIP

1.567

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
ANA/CAL	20
OAK	3
SDP	2

Platoon
vs RHB	15
vs LHB	10

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	10

Outs
0	10
1	9
2	6

15 Opps
TEX	4
BOS	3
NYY	3
ARI	2
SEA	2
DET	2
COL	1
OAK	1
LAD	1
CIN	1
CLE	1
BAL	1
CHW	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

24 Batters
Rafael Palmeiro	2
José Canseco	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Magglio Ordóñez	1
Edgar Martínez	1
John Jaha	1
Russell Branyan	1
Larry Walker	1
John Valentin	1
Bernie Williams	1
Mike Stanley	1
David Justice	1
Greg Pirkl	1
Jay Bell	1
Terrence Long	1
Marty Cordova	1
Tony Clark	1
Mark McLemore	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Shawn Green	1
Luis Gonzalez	1
Lee Stevens	1
Dean Palmer	1
Billy Ashley	1

10 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	11
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
9	10
7	6
78	5
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	7
4	5
1	4
6	3
3	3
5	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	7
1-3	3
123	1
-2-	1

42 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	13
1 on	8
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	12

Inning
5	1
6	2
7	12
8	7
9	3

4-6	3
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	3
-2	3
-3	4
-4..	3

Ahead	9
Tied	3
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	5
0-0	4
2-1	3
2-2	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
0-1	2
2-0	2
1-1	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	8
1B	4
RF	4
PH/DH	2
CF	2
LF	2
PH	1
2B	1
3B	1

OrderPos
5th	7
4th	6
3rd	5
2nd	3
1st	2
9th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-07-18	Greg Pirkl	SEA	@	CAL	ahead 14-0	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	4	PH/DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1997-05-18	John Jaha	MIL	@	ANA	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	DH	12%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Jaha Scores
3	3	2	1	1997-06-18	Billy Ashley	LAD		ANA	behind 4-5	b 7	1	1--	5,(2-2) ...1B1CBFX	2	9	PH	42%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Guerrero Scores
4	4	3	1	1997-07-26	John Valentin	BOS		ANA	behind 2-6	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	5	6%	14%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
5	5	4	2	1997-07-26	Mike Stanley	BOS		ANA	behind 3-6	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	4	PH/DH	8%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	5	1	1997-08-22	Mo Vaughn	BOS	@	ANA	behind 4-8	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	6	1	1997-09-04	Tony Clark	DET		ANA	behind 1-4	b 8	0	1-3	5,(2-2) BCS.BX	3	4	3	34%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Easley Scores; B. Higginson Scores
8	8	7	1	1997-09-26	Lee Stevens	TEX	@	ANA	tied 4-4	t 7	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	5	3	28%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); I. Rodríguez Scores; R. Greer Scores; J. González Scores; L. Stevens Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1999-06-30	Mark McLemore	TEX	@	ANA	ahead 12-0	t 6	2	---	6,(2-2) BCSFBX	1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	2	1	1999-07-05	Edgar Martínez	SEA	@	ANA	ahead 8-0	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); A. Rodriguez Scores
11	11	3	1	1999-08-24	Shawn Green	TOR	@	ANA	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	3	9	12%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2000-05-31	David Justice	CLE		ANA	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	1--	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	5	9	14%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Thome Scores
13	13	2	1	2000-08-12	José Canseco	NYY	@	ANA	behind 5-9	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	DH	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
14	14	3	1	2000-08-20	Glenallen Hill	NYY		ANA	behind 3-5	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	DH	13%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
15	15	4	1	2000-09-27	Terrence Long	OAK		ANA	tied 5-5	b 5	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	1	8	21%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hernández Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2001-05-05	Dean Palmer	DET	@	ANA	ahead 9-2	t 9	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Jackson Scores
17	17	2	1	2001-07-06	Larry Walker	COL		ANA	behind 3-6	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	19%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Pérez Scores
18	18	3	1	2001-07-14	Jay Bell	ARI	@	ANA	behind 3-4	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	DH	19%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	4	1	2001-08-08	Magglio Ordóñez	CHW	@	ANA	ahead 10-1	t 7	2	1--	6,(3-2) BBCCBX	2	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Lee Scores/unER; M. Ordóñez Scores/unER
20	20	5	1	2001-09-22	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		ANA	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) FBBSBX	1	4	DH	24%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2002-04-03	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 7	2	1-3	4,(1-2) CSBX	3	5	3	47%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); R. Greer Scores/unER; J. González Scores/unER; R. Palmeiro Scores/Team unER
22	22	2	1	2002-05-02	Bernie Williams	NYY		OAK	ahead 5-2	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	8	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	3	1	2002-05-23	Marty Cordova	BAL	@	OAK	ahead 8-2	t 8	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Singleton Scores; B. Roberts Scores
24	24	4	1	2002-07-21	Luis Gonzalez	ARI	@	SDP	behind 8-11	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	7	7%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	5	1	2002-08-04	Russell Branyan	CIN	@	SDP	behind 8-10	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	7	30%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); A. Kearns Scores