Mike Barlow

Mike Barlow
Mike Barlow
	Barlow in 1976
	Pitcher
	Born: April 30, 1948 (age 76); Stamford, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 18, 1975, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	June 8, 1981, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	10–6
Earned run average	4.63
Strikeouts	96
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1975); Houston Astros (1976); California Angels (1977–1979); Toronto Blue Jays (1980–1981);

Michael Roswell Barlow (born April 30, 1948) is a retired professional baseball player who played seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.

Early life

Barlow was born in the small town of Stamford in Upstate New York, where he lived on a large farm with two sisters.

Career

After playing basketball at Milford High School in Oneonta, New York,^[1] Barlow played basketball at Syracuse University,^[2] before switching to baseball after his sophomore year.^[1] In 1969, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[3] After Syracuse discontinued its baseball program after the 1972 season, Barlow signed with the Oakland Athletics organization.^[1]

Personal life

Barlow briefly owned a restaurant in Syracuse, New York, and worked as the athletic director at Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School^[4] from 1998 - June 2011, in East Syracuse.

As of May 2018, Barlow lives in central New York with his wife after having four children together, all four of whom played a sport in college, including Chris Barlow, who was drafted from LeMoyne College by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft, and then played for three summers in their organization.

Barlow also has five grandchildren.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Poliquin, Bud (2014). Tales from the Syracuse Orange's Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Orange Basketball Stories Ever Told. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613217016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ Nack, William (April 13, 1981). "THE EAST". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ Delaney, Anne (June 20, 2010). "Softball ruling causes controversy". Uticaod. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[orange-1] Poliquin, Bud (2014). Tales from the Syracuse Orange's Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Orange Basketball Stories Ever Told. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781613217016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[2] Nack, William (April 13, 1981). "THE EAST". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[3] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[4] Delaney, Anne (June 20, 2010). "Softball ruling causes controversy". Uticaod. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

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