Mike Potter (baseball player)
- Mike Potter (baseball player)
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Mike Potter
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1951|5|16|
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=by|1976
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1977
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.000
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=0
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1976-1977)
highlights=
*none
Michael Gary Potter (born May 16, 1951 in Montebello, California) is a former righthanded major league baseball outfielder who played from by|1976 to by|1977 for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft, Potter chose not to sign. However, when he was drafted by the Cardinals out of Mount San Antonio College in the sixth round of the secondary phase of the 1971 amateur draft, he did sign.
Potter made his major league debut on September 6, 1976, at the age of 25. Facing pitcher Steve Dunning, Potter went 0-3 with two strikeouts in his big league debut. In 16 at-bats in his first season, Potter did not collect a single hit. However, he did walk once.
He appeared in only five games in 1977, collecting no hits in seven at-bats. In total, Potter played in 14 big league games, collecting no hits in 23 at-bats. He is tied with Larry Littleton for most career at-bats by a non-pitcher without a hit.
He played his final big league game on October 2, 1977.
Potter returned to the minors to bring his professional career to a close. In the 1978 minor league season, Potter hit 22 home runs and drove in 94 RBI. On October 27, 1978, he was sent by the Cardinals to the Seattle Mariners to complete an earlier trade made on June 26, 1978. Originally, the Cardinals sent a player to be named later to the Mariners for Jose Baez. He hit only five home runs in 117 minor league games in 1979.
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pottemi01.shtml Mike Potter]
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