Mike Forline
Michael Thomas Forline "Magic Mike"
Born: December 23, 1921
Durham, CT US
Deceased: April 6, 2010
Cape Coral, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 192
Career: 1946-1954
Mike Forline compiled a career record of 106 wins and 77 losses and a 3.23 ERA in his 301-game pitching career with the Pawtucket Slaters, Jacksonville Tars, Evansville Braves, Hartford Chiefs, Reidsville Luckies and Atlanta Crackers. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 90.0 | 86 | 40 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 82 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.01 | 35 | 119.0 | 117 | 71 | 53 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2.33 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 270.0 | 243 | 98 | 70 | 72 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.41 | 44 | 251.0 | 222 | 110 | 95 | 15 | 98 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 21 | 8 | .724 | 2.83 | 43 | 264.0 | 242 | 109 | 83 | 11 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.89 | 37 | 246.0 | 235 | 102 | 79 | 11 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.21 | 29 | 23 | 188.0 | 186 | 112 | 88 | 17 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.32 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 103.0 | 103 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 106 | 77 | .579 | 3.23 | 301 | 48 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1610.0 | 1527 | 745 | 577 | 64 | 598 | 0 | 338 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | 17 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .097 | .176 | .226 | .402 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 20 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | 43 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .139 | .167 | .306 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 43 | 102 | 92 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | .163 | .198 | .163 | .361 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1950 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 44 | 91 | 91 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .132 | .154 | .286 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 43 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .184 | .367 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 37 | 89 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .146 | .292 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 29 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .288 | .530 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 16 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .182 | .308 | .212 | .520 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 307 | 594 | 570 | 13 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 56 | .163 | .182 | .186 | .368 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | P | 17 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.882 |
| 1947 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 20 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .893 | 1.250 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | P | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.133 |
| 1948 | B | NENL | Pawtucket Slaters | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 40 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 1.775 |
| 1950 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 16 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.562 |
| Totals | 301 | 37 | 133 | 6 | 4 | .966 | .565 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | New England League | Pawtucket Slaters | BSN | ||
| 1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | NY1 | ||
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Chiefs | BSN | ||
| 1948 | B | New England League | Pawtucket Slaters | BSN | ||
| 1949 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1950 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1951 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1952 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1953 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1954 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies |
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