Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Mike Sharperson

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 4, 1961 in Orangeburg, SC us

Died: May 26, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV

Buried: Belleville Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg, SC

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 41st round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC), the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA), the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (11th) of the 1981 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA).

High School: Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC)

School: Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA)

Debut: April 6, 1987 (Age 25-184d, 15,279th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 15, 1995 (Age 33-284d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Full Name: Michael Tyrone Sharperson

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

1203

337

.280

149

RBI

123

OBP

.355

SLG

.364

OPS

.719

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	TOR		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 8	TOR		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
3	3	Apr 9	TOR		CLE	L,3-14	CG	48	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
4	5 (1)	Apr 11	TOR	@	BOS	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
5	6	Apr 12	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
6	7	Apr 14	TOR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	5	2	2	9	0	2B
7	8	Apr 15	TOR		CHW	L,0-5	GS	30	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
8	9	Apr 16	TOR		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
9	10	Apr 17	TOR		BOS	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
10	11	Apr 18	TOR		BOS	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
11	12	Apr 19	TOR		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
12	13	Apr 20	TOR	@	CLE	W,8-7	GS	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
13	14	Apr 21	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
14	15	Apr 22	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
15	16	Apr 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
16	17	Apr 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	2	5	0	7	0	2B
17	18	Apr 26	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
18	19	Apr 28	TOR		MIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
19	20	Apr 29	TOR		MIN	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	TOR		TEX	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
21	22	May 2	TOR		TEX	W,9-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
22	23	May 3	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
23	24	May 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
24	25	May 6	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	24	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
25	26	May 8	TOR	@	TEX	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
26	34 (7)	May 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
27	35	May 17	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
28	36	May 18	TOR	@	CAL	W,12-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
29	37	May 19	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
30	38	May 20	TOR	@	CAL	L,4-5	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	2B
31	39	May 22	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-5	GS	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
32	40	May 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-2	GS	23	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Toronto Blue Jays to Los Angeles Dodgers
33	153	Sep 25	LAD		SDP	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
34	154	Sep 26	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
35	155	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	156	Sep 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	157	Sep 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	8	0	8	0	3B
38	158	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
39	159	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	GS	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B 2B
40	160	Oct 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	GS	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B 2B
41	161	Oct 3	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
42	162	Oct 4	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B 2B
							45gm		333.0	68	97	5	170	18