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Revision as of 16:44, 12 September 2007
| Mike Andrews | |
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| Second Baseman | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| Born: April 9, 1943 | |
| MLB Debut | |
| September 18, 1966 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Final game | |
| September 29, 1973 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career Statistics | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home Runs | 66 |
| RBIs | 316 |
| Teams | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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Michael Jay Andrews (born July 9, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-70), Chicago White Sox (1971-73) and Oakland Athletics (1973). He was named to the American League's All-Star team in 1969.
During the 1973 World Series between the defending Champion Oakland A's and the New York Mets, Andrews committed 2 errors, after which eccentric Oakland team owner Charlie Finley forced him to sign a false affadavit saying he was disabled, thus making him ineligible to play for the rest of the Series. Andrews' teammates, manager Dick Williams and virtually the entire viewing public rallied to Andrews's defense. Finally, commissioner Bowie Kuhn forced Finley to reinstate Andrews for Game 4. He entered Game 4 in the eighth inning as a pinch-hitter to a standing ovation from sympathetic Mets fans. He promptly grounded out, and Finley ordered him benched for the remainder of the Series. Andrews never played another major league game. Williams was so disgusted by the affair that he announced he was resigning at the end of the Series, which the A's won.
Andrews is currently the Chairman of the Jimmy Fund, an event fundraising organization affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
See also
External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics
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