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Mike Gazella

Birthdate:

10/13/1895

Died:

9/11/1978

Height / Weight:

' " / 165 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Olyphant, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A standout utility infielder, Mike Gazella played on one of the best teams of all-time, the New York Yankees of 1926-1928. A very fine defensive player, he played alongside some of the world’s greatest baseball players, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earl Combs, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, to name just a few. In the 1926 World Series Yankees Mike Gazella was inserted defensively at third base.

In his 4-year career, all with the Yankees, Mike Gazella played 105 games at third base, 24 at shortstop and 6 at second base. In 1926 he lined 4 hits in 9 pinch-hit at bats.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
4 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1923	NYY (AL)	8	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	.200	SLG
1926	NYY (AL)	66	168	21	39	6	0	0	20	25	24	2	2	0	1	10	0	.232	.335	SLG
1927	NYY (AL)	54	115	17	32	8	4	0	9	23	16	4	1	0	1	9	0	.278	.403	SLG
1928	NYY (AL)	32	56	11	13	0	0	0	2	6	7	2	1	0	1	1	0	.232	.317	SLG
4 years		160	352	51	85	14	4	0	32	56	50	8	4	0	3	20	0	.241	.350	.SLG

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