Mike Stanton

William Michael Stanton (born June 2, 1967) is a former left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who enjoyed success over his career, most notably with the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. He has the record for the most holds in MLB history. Until 2010, he was the head coach of the varsity baseball club at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey.

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Filmography

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Selected Mike Stanton film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2001

2001 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Relief Pitcher, New York Yankees

2001

2001 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1999

1999 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1998

1998 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1992

1992 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Atlanta Braves Pitcher

1990

Sunday Night Baseball (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

Self

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Mike Stanton.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1989	ATL	0-1	1.50	20	0	7	24	17	4	4	8	27
1990	ATL	0-3	18.00	7	0	2	7	16	16	14	4	7
1991	ATL	5-5	2.88	74	0	7	78	62	27	25	21	54
1992	ATL	5-4	4.10	65	0	8	63	59	32	29	20	44
1993	ATL	4-6	4.67	63	0	27	52	51	35	27	29	43
1994	ATL	3-1	3.55	49	0	3	45	41	18	18	26	35
1995	ATL	1-1	5.59	26	0	1	19	31	14	12	6	13
1995	BOS	1-0	3.00	22	0	0	21	17	9	7	8	10
1996	BOS	4-3	3.83	59	0	1	56	58	24	24	23	46
1996	TEX	0-1	3.22	22	0	0	22	20	8	8	4	14
1997	NYY	6-1	2.57	64	0	3	66	50	19	19	34	70
1998	NYY	4-1	5.47	67	0	6	79	71	51	48	26	69
1999	NYY	2-2	4.33	73	1	0	62	71	30	30	18	59
2000	NYY	2-3	4.10	69	0	0	68	68	32	31	24	75
2001	NYY	9-4	2.58	76	0	0	80	80	25	23	29	78
2002	NYY	7-1	3.00	79	0	6	78	73	29	26	28	44
2003	NYM	2-7	4.57	50	0	5	45	37	25	23	19	34
2004	NYM	2-6	3.16	83	0	0	77	70	32	27	33	58
2005	BOS	0-0	0.00	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
2005	NYY	1-2	7.07	28	0	0	14	17	11	11	6	12
2005	WSN	2-1	3.58	30	0	0	27	31	13	11	9	14
2006	SFG	4-2	3.09	26	0	8	23	23	8	8	6	18
2006	WSN	3-5	4.47	56	0	0	44	47	22	22	21	30
2007	CIN	1-3	5.93	69	0	0	57	75	39	38	18	40
Career		68-63	-	1178	1	84	-	1086	523	485	420	895

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Mike Stanton.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1989	ATL	20	0	24	1	2	1	0	0.750
1990	ATL	7	0	7	0	2	0	0	1.000
1991	ATL	74	0	78	6	16	0	0	1.000
1992	ATL	65	0	63	3	10	0	2	1.000
1993	ATL	63	0	52	1	9	1	1	0.909
1994	ATL	49	0	45	2	10	0	1	1.000
1995	ATL	26	0	19	0	6	2	0	0.750
1995	BOS	22	0	21	1	3	2	0	0.667
1996	BOS	59	0	56	2	7	0	0	1.000
1996	TEX	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	-
1997	NYY	64	0	66	3	6	0	0	1.000
1998	NYY	67	0	79	7	6	1	0	0.929
1999	NYY	73	1	62	2	6	1	0	0.889
2000	NYY	69	0	68	3	11	0	0	1.000
2001	NYY	76	0	80	6	10	2	1	0.889
2002	NYY	79	0	78	4	9	2	1	0.867
2003	NYM	50	0	45	2	8	3	0	0.769
2004	NYM	83	0	77	4	14	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2005	NYY	28	0	14	0	3	0	0	1.000
2005	WSN	30	0	27	2	9	0	1	1.000
2006	SFG	26	0	23	0	3	1	0	0.750
2006	WSN	56	0	44	0	4	0	1	1.000
2007	CIN	69	0	57	2	4	2	1	0.750
Career		1178	1	-	51	159	18	9	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Mike Stanton.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1989	ATL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1990	ATL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1991	ATL	74	6	0	3	1	1	1	1	0.500	0.571	0.667
1992	ATL	65	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500
1993	ATL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1994	ATL	49	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0.667	0.667	0.667
1995	ATL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1995	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1996	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1996	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1997	NYY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1998	NYY	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
1999	NYY	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
2000	NYY	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
2001	NYY	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
2002	NYY	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2003	NYM	49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2004	NYM	79	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.500	0.500	0.500
2005	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
2005	NYY	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
2005	WSN	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2006	SFG	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2006	WSN	53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2007	CIN	67	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
Career		639	24	3	8	1	3	1	3	-	-	-

First Name	William
Middle Name	Michael
Last Name	Stanton
Full Name at Birth	William Michael Stanton
Age	45
Date of Birth	June 2, 1967
Birthplace	Houston, TX
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
High School	Midland (Midland, TX)
University	Southwestern University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	24 August 1989
Last MLB Game	30 September 2007
Draft	Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft.