Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)> ?p ?o }
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) abstract "Edward Miguel "Mike" Garcia (November 17, 1923 – January 13, 1986), nicknamed "Big Bear" and "Mexican Mike", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Garcia grew up In Orosi California and entered minor league baseball at the age of 18. After one season, he joined the U.S. Army and served for three years. Following his military discharge, Garcia returned to baseball. He was promoted to the MLB in 1948. He played 12 of his 14 major league seasons for the Cleveland Indians. From 1949 to 1954, Garcia joined Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, and Bob Feller on the Indians' "Big Four" pitching staff. Historians consider the "Big Four" to be one of the greatest starting pitching rotations in baseball history. During those six seasons with the "Big Four", Garcia compiled a record of 104 wins against 57 losses. He had two 20-win seasons and led the American League (AL) in earned run average (ERA) and shutouts twice each.Garcia's best season came in 1954 when the Indians won a league record 111 games. Baseball historian Stephen Lombardi said that Garcia may have been the best AL pitcher that year. Garcia remained with the Indians until 1959, but never duplicated the success he had achieved in 1954. In his last five seasons with Cleveland, he finished with losing records three times. After leaving the Indians, Garcia spent a season with the Chicago White Sox and a season with the Washington Senators.Garcia retired from baseball in 1961. He developed diabetes within a few years and suffered from kidney disease and heart problems until his death. Garcia died outside of Cleveland at the age of 62 and was buried in his home state of California. He was the only member of the "Big Four" not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but he has been included on a list of the 100 Greatest Indians and has been inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. Baseball experts and former teammates have commented on Garcia's overpowering pitching, his fine control and his low ERA.".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) birthDate "1923-11-17".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) birthPlace San_Gabriel,_California.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) birthYear "1923".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) deathDate "1986-01-13".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) deathPlace Fairview_Park,_Ohio.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) deathYear "1986".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) debutTeam Cleveland_Indians.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) position Pitcher.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) thumbnail Mike_Garcia_1953.jpg?width=300.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageExternalLink 1954indians.stm.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageExternalLink fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15295261.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageExternalLink page.jsp?ymd=20070727&content_id=280864&vkey=roster_t572&fext=.jsp&sid=t572.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageID "576135".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageLength "44577".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageOutDegree "115".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageRevisionID "681581551".
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink 1948_World_Series.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink 1952_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink 1953_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink 1954_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink 1954_World_Series.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Al_Lopez.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Al_López.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Al_Rosen.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink American_League.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Appleton_Papermakers.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bakersfield_Blaze.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Baltimore_Orioles.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bill_James.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bill_McKechnie.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bill_Veeck.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Billy_Consolo.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bob_Feller.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bob_Lemon.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Bragan.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Ávila.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Bullpen.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink California_League.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Camel_(cigarette).
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Casey_Stengel.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:1923_births.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:1986_deaths.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_League_All-Stars.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_League_ERA_champions.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_baseball_players_of_Mexican_descent.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Appleton_Papermakers_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bakersfield_Indians_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Baseball_players_from_California.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Chicago_White_Sox_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cleveland_Indians_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Major_League_Baseball_pitchers.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Oklahoma_City_Indians_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_San_Gabriel,_California.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Washington_Senators_(1961–1971)_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Wilkes-Barre_Barons_(baseball)_players.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Chicago_White_Sox.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Cleveland_Indians.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Cleveland_Stadium.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Complete_game.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Curveball.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Dead-ball_era.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Decision_(baseball).
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Diabetes.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Diabetes_mellitus.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Early_Wynn.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Earned_run_average.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_League_(baseball).
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Ed_Lopat.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Eddie_Lopat.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Fairview_Park,_Ohio.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Farm_team.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Find_a_Grave.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Games_started.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink George_Strickland_(baseball).
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Hank_Greenberg.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Herb_Score.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Innings_pitched.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Jesse_Flores.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Joe_Gordon.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Kerby_Farrell.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Larry_Doby.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Major_League_Baseball_ERA_champions.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Major_League_Baseball.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Major_League_Baseball_transactions.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Mel_Harder.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Midget_car_racing.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Midget_cars.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Minnesota_Twins.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Minnie_Miñoso.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Minor_League_Baseball.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink New_York_Yankees.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Oakland_Athletics.
- Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923) wikiPageWikiLink Oklahoma_City_Indians.