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Mike Krukow

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: January 21, 1952 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Gabriel HS (San Gabriel, CA) and the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: San Gabriel HS (San Gabriel, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1976 (Age 24-229d, 13,790th in major league history)
vs. NYM 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 4, 1989 (Age 37-134d)
vs. ATL 4.2 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Michael Edward Krukow

Nicknames: The Polish Prince or Kruk

Pronunciation: \CREW-koh\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.0

124

117

ERA

3.90

369

355

2190.2

1478

WHIP

1.349

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-14 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	38 (19-13-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
R Scott	1
S Ontiveros	1
T Blackwell	1
J White	0

Most Driven In By
B Buckner	1
J White	1
R Scott	1
G Gross	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	37	4 (3)	Apr 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	38	8 (3)	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	L,10-13	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	39	15 (6)	Apr 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-12	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
4	40	19 (3)	Apr 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-5	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.007	.47	-0.01%	-0.16	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	41	22 (2)	May 3	CHC		LAD	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	42	23	May 4	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	43	70 (46)	Jun 28	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
8	44	72 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	0.009	2.42	0.02%	0.20	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	45	78 (5)	Jul 5	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.78	0.037	1.54	0.04%	0.40	P
10	46	82 (3)	Jul 9	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	2.08	-0.095	4.31	-0.12%	-0.82	P
11	47	86 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.99	-0.056	2.13	-0.07%	-0.64	P
12	48	92 (5)	Jul 20 susp	CHC		SFG	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9	.81	-0.007	1.82	-0.01%	0.04	P
13	49	96 (3)	Jul 24	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	9	.71	-0.038	1.27	-0.04%	-0.30	P
14	50	100 (3)	Jul 29	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	9	1.54	-0.050	3.18	-0.06%	-0.38	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	51	104 (3)	Aug 2	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	.48	-0.048	1.11	-0.07%	-0.84	P
16	52	110 (5)	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.238	.211	.449	9	.91	0.061	2.18	0.09%	0.62	P
17	53	114 (3)	Aug 12	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	9	1.84	0.132	4.26	0.18%	0.78	P
18	54	118 (3)	Aug 16	CHC		ATL	L,0-9	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9	.92	-0.049	2.63	-0.09%	-0.39	P
19	55	124 (5)	Aug 22	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.240	.286	.280	.566	9	1.95	0.125	5.83	0.22%	0.93	P
20	56	128 (3)	Aug 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.281	.310	.592	9	.34	-0.004	1.15	-0.01%	-0.27	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	57	132 (3)	Sep 1	CHC		HOU	W,14-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.281	.310	.592	9						P
22	58	137 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		MON	L,5-6	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.303	.333	.636	9	1.53	-0.016	2.89	-0.02%	-0.10	P
23	59	142 (4)	Sep 9	CHC	@	MON	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.297	.353	.650	9	.61	0.054	.13	0.01%	-0.11	P
24	60	147 (4)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	L,2-6	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.275	.324	.599	9	1.14	-0.089	.10	-0.01%	-0.55	P
25	61	151 (3)	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.273	.341	.614	9	.65	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.48	P
26	62	156 (4)	Sep 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.267	.333	.600	9	.82	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
27	63	160 (3)	Sep 29 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.271	.356	.626	9	.22	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
							13-14		51	45	4	11	5	0	0	3	2	0	13	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	.244	.271	.356	.626		.94	-0.008	1.78	0.07%	-1.09

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