Mike Colbern

Mike Colbern
Catcher
Born: April 19, 1955 (1955-04-19) (age 56) Santa Monica, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 1978 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1979 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	28
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1978-79)

Michael Malloy "Miike" Colbern (born April 19, 1955 in Santa Monica, California) was a professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox during 1978 and 1979.

Before playing professional baseball, Colbern was an All-American at Arizona State University

In 2002 Colbern and over 1,000 players brought a civil rights action against Major League Baseball claiming they were discriminated against by being denied pensions while a small number of Negro League players were being given this benefit. A 2006 Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision ruled in favor of Major League Baseball.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ninth Circuit Rejects Former Ballplayers’ Suit Over Pensions

External links

• Baseball Reference

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Name	Colbern, Mike
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Date of birth	April 19, 1955
Place of birth	Santa Monica, California
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