- Pete Mikkelsen
Infobox MLB retired
name = Pete Mikkelsen
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caption ="Topps " baseball card, 1966 Series #248
position =Pitcher
birthdate = birth date|1939|10|25
deathdate = death date and age|2006|11|29|1939|10|25
bats =Right
throws = Right
debutdate =April 17
debutyear =1964
debutteam =New York Yankees
finaldate =September 18
finalyear =1972
finalteam =Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value =45-40
stat2label =ERA
stat2value =3.38
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value =436
teams =
*New York Yankees (1964-1965)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-1967)
*Chicago Cubs (1967-1968)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1968)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-1972)
highlights =
*Appeared in the1964 World Series Peter James Mikkelsen (
October 25 ,1939 -November 29 ,2006 ) was arelief pitcher inMajor League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for theNew York Yankees (1964-65),Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-67),Chicago Cubs (1967-68),St. Louis Cardinals (1968) andLos Angeles Dodgers (1969-72). Mikkelsen batted and threw right-handed. He was born inStaten Island, New York .A sinker-ball specialist, Mikkelsen filled various relief roles coming out from the
bullpen , as a closer or a middle reliever, and as a set-up man as well. He reached the majors in 1964 with the New York Yankees, spending two years with them before moving to the Pirates, Cubs, Cardinals and Dodgers. He finished 7-4 with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves in hisrookie season, but in the1964 World Series against St. Louis he allowed aTim McCarver game-winning three-runhome run in the 10th inning of Game Five. His most productive season came in 1966 with Pittsburgh, when he posted a 3.07 ERA and set career-highs with nine wins, 14 saves, 76strikeout s, 126 innings, and 71games pitched . He also gave four years of good service for the Dodgers with 24 wins and 20 saves in 155 appearances. In 1969-70 he averaged a 2.76 ERA for each season.In a nine-season career, Mikkelsen posted a 45-40 record with a 3.38 ERA and 49 saves in 364 games.
Mikkelsen died in
Mabton, Washington , at the age of 67.External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mikkepe01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/pete-mikkelsen.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Mikkelsen_Pete.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mikkepe01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pete_Mikkelsen BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmikkp101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.lvyankeefanclub.com/columns/?p=58 Lehigh Valley Yankee Fan Club]
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