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Mitchell Page was born on 15 October, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American baseball player. Discover Mitchell Page's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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2011 |
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Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
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United States
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Mitchell Page Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mitchell Page worth at the age of 60 years old? Mitchell Page’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Mitchell Page's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Mitchell Otis Page (October 15, 1951 – March 12, 2011) was an American former professional baseball player and coach.
He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose instead to attend Compton Community College.
He then transferred to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he played alongside his future Athletics teammate, Wayne Gross.
Page was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.
Page made a methodical climb up the minor league ladder, and in 1976 he joined the Triple-A Charleston Charlies in the International League.
He had a .294 batting average with 22 home runs for the Charlies, earning him the team's Most valuable player award however, he remained in the minor leagues because the Pirates had Al Oliver, Richie Zisk, and Dave Parker in their major league outfield.
He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from to, most prominently as a member of the Oakland Athletics where, he placed second to Hall of Fame member Eddie Murray in the 1977 American League Rookie of the Year balloting.
Page made an impressive start to his major league career when, he became the second player in Major League Baseball history with more than 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in their rookie season however, his offensive production declined over the next few seasons and, he never lived up to the promise of his debut season.
He played his final season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After the conclusion of his playing career, Page became a successful hitting coach for the Washington Nationals and for the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.
He also authored a book on hitting.
Page was born in Los Angeles, California where he was a star baseball player at Centennial High School in Compton, California alongside fellow future major league player, Al Cowens.
In Oakland, the star players of the Swingin' A's teams that won three consecutive World Series championships earlier in the decade had left the team by trades or via free agency.
Page made his major league debut at the age of 25 on the opening day of the season, replacing the departed Joe Rudi as the Athletics' left fielder.
His early performance indicated a promising career ahead of him when he began the season with an eight-game hitting streak along with a .500 batting average, as the Athletics surged to a 7-1 record.
Page had a respectable 1978 season, batting .285 with seventeen home runs and 70 RBIs.
He then played in the 1978-79 Venezuelan winter league season for the Navegantes del Magallanes, helping the team win the league championship, thus qualifying for the 1979 Caribbean Series held in Puerto Rico.
Page led the Magallanes to the Caribbean Series victory, leading the round-robin tournament with 2 home runs and 11 runs batted in, earning him the Series’ Most Valuable Player award in what he called the biggest thrill of his baseball career.
Page was involved in a contract dispute with Athletics owner Charlie Finley during Spring training 1979, and wound up getting suspended by the owner for refusing to play in exhibition games.
He was used as the designated hitter during the regular season as injuries had limited his range in the outfield.
He produced just a .247 batting average with nine home runs and 42 RBIs in his new role.
Page batted just .146 with four home runs and thirteen RBIs in the first half of the strike shortened 1981 season.
When play resumed in August, Page saw just three more at-bats for the rest of the season, spending most of his time with the triple A Tacoma Tigers.
The Athletics won the first half of the season; Page was kept off the roster for 1981 American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals and the 1981 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
Page spent most of 1982 with Tacoma and 1983 on the disabled list.
Page was released by the Athletics during Spring training 1984.
He signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates shortly afterwards, and in twelve at bats, hit .333, with three walks as a pinch hitter in August.
Page played in his final major league game on September 30, 1984 at the age of 32.
After spending all of 1985 with Pittsburgh's Triple-A affiliate in Hawaii, he was released.
In an eight-year major league career, Page played in 673 games, accumulating 560 hits in 2,104 at bats for a .266 career batting average along with 72 home runs, 259 runs batted in, a .346 on-base percentage and 104 stolen bases.
He finished his career with a .963 fielding percentage.
Page returned to Tacoma as their hitting coach from 1992 through 1994, and served as first base coach for the Kansas City Royals from 1995 to 1997.
He accepted a job with the St. Louis Cardinals as hitting coach for the Memphis Redbirds in 1998.
Page was named the American League Player of the Week on April 17th, just two weeks into his major league career.
On September 2, he earned his second Player of the Week award and ended the season with a .307 batting average along with 21 home runs, 75 runs batted in and 42 stolen bases for the Athletics, becoming the second player in Major League Baseball history after Tommie Agee with more than 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in their rookie seasons.
Mike Trout and Corbin Carroll are the only other rookies to accomplish the feat.
Page also set the American League record for consecutive steals without being caught, stealing 26 consecutive bases before being caught stealing, breaking Don Baylor’s American League record of 25 in a row.
He was fourth in the league with a 6.1 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) behind only Rod Carew, George Brett, and Carlton Fisk, and his .926 On-base plus slugging (OPS) was fourth in the American League behind only Carew, Ken Singleton, and Jim Rice.
Page was named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year, and collected nine votes to Eddie Murray's twelve to finish second in voting for the AL Rookie of the Year Award.