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Hedlund went 3-6 with a 3.24 [[earned run average]] during the Royals' inaugural season. Used as both a [[starting pitcher|starter]] and [[relief pitcher]], he was far more effective out of the [[bullpen]], posting a 1.69 ERA and earning two [[save (baseball)|saves]]. His finest start came on September 18 when he held the [[Oakland Athletics]] to just one [[run (baseball)|run]], and struck out eight to earn the [[complete game]] victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA196909180.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland A's 1|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=September 18, 1969}}</ref>
Hedlund went 3-6 with a 3.24 [[earned run average]] during the Royals' inaugural season. Used as both a [[starting pitcher|starter]] and [[relief pitcher]], he was far more effective out of the [[bullpen]], posting a 1.69 ERA and earning two [[save (baseball)|saves]]. His finest start came on September 18 when he held the [[Oakland Athletics]] to just one [[run (baseball)|run]], and struck out eight to earn the [[complete game]] victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA196909180.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland A's 1|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=September 18, 1969}}</ref>


After the season, Hedlund pitched in Venezuela for Winter ball. He did not allow an [[earned run]] for thes first 53 innings he pitched, and finishing with a 0.75 ERA. While in Venezuela, Hedlund would contract the "Hong Kong flu" and [[bronchitis]]. The illness caused him to lose thirty pounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsretro.blogspot.com/2007/05/100-greatest-royals-of-all-time-88-mike.html|title=The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time: #88 Mike Hedlund|publisher=Royals Retrospective|date=June 3, 2007}}</ref>
After the season, Hedlund pitched for [[Tiburones de La Guaira]] in the [[Venezuelan Professional Baseball League]]. He set a league record by not allowing an [[earned run]] for thes first 53 innings he pitched,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&pg=PA545&lpg=PA545&dq=mike+hedlund+venezuela&source=bl&ots=P0krl2CM0D&sig=VTlExEism_ZmpXE6gNLke-TznRQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pQjULKeI4Sw8ASTpYHADQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q|author=Peter C. Bjarkman|date=February 28, 2005|title=Diamonds Around The Globe: The Encyclopedia Of International Baseball|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=545}}</ref> and finishing with a 0.75 ERA. While in [[Venezuela]], Hedlund would contract the [[Hong Kong flu]] and [[bronchitis]], causing him to lose thirty pounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsretro.blogspot.com/2007/05/100-greatest-royals-of-all-time-88-mike.html|title=The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time: #88 Mike Hedlund|publisher=Royals Retrospective|date=June 3, 2007}}</ref>

Hedlund began the {{by|1970}} in the majors, but was ineffective, and was reassigned to the triple A [[Omaha Royals]].


==Sources==
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Revision as of 11:01, 9 August 2012

Mike Hedlund
Pitcher
Born: (1946-08-11) August 11, 1946 (age 78)
Dallas, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
May 8, 1965, for the Cleveland Indians
Last appearance
September 30, 1972, for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Win-Loss record25-24
Earned Run Average3.56
Strikeouts211
Teams

Michael David Hedlund (born August 11, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1965 and 1968 and the Kansas City Royals from 1969 to 1972.

Cleveland Indians

Hedlund was born in Dallas, Texas, and signed as an amateur free agent with the Cleveland Indians upon graduation from Arlington High School in 1964. He was just eighteen years old when he made his major league debut on May 8, 1965 against the Boston Red Sox.[1] He appeared in just six games, and pitched a total of 5.1 innings before returning to the minors.

He returned to the majors in 1968 as a September call up, and appeared in three games. After the season, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.

Kansas City Royals

Hedlund went 3-6 with a 3.24 earned run average during the Royals' inaugural season. Used as both a starter and relief pitcher, he was far more effective out of the bullpen, posting a 1.69 ERA and earning two saves. His finest start came on September 18 when he held the Oakland Athletics to just one run, and struck out eight to earn the complete game victory.[2]

After the season, Hedlund pitched for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He set a league record by not allowing an earned run for thes first 53 innings he pitched,[3] and finishing with a 0.75 ERA. While in Venezuela, Hedlund would contract the Hong Kong flu and bronchitis, causing him to lose thirty pounds.[4]

Hedlund began the 1970 in the majors, but was ineffective, and was reassigned to the triple A Omaha Royals.

Sources

  1. ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 8". Baseball-Reference.com. May 8, 1965.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland A's 1". Baseball-Reference.com. September 18, 1969.
  3. ^ Peter C. Bjarkman (February 28, 2005). "Diamonds Around The Globe: The Encyclopedia Of International Baseball". Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 545.
  4. ^ "The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time: #88 Mike Hedlund". Royals Retrospective. June 3, 2007.

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