Mike Heath Stats & Facts
Mike Heath Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 180 Born: Saturday, February 05, 1955 in Tampa, FL USA Died: in , Debut: 6/3/1978 Last Game: 7/2/1991 Full Name: Michael Thomas Heath
Dave Winfield grabs Oakland A’s catcher Mike Heath by the throat at Yankee Stadium
May 27, 1983 New York Yankee Dave Winfield grabs Oakland A’s catcher Mike Heath by the throat as they fought in front of the mound when Winfield objected to a knock down pitch by Mike Norris in the 1st inning at Yankee stadium. Heath prevented Winfield from heading for the mound and pitcher Norris….
The Yankees trade southpaws Sparky Lyle, the 1977 Cy Young Award recipient in a 10 player deal
The Yankees trade southpaws Sparky Lyle, the 1977 Cy Young Award recipient, and Dave Rajsich along with righty Larry McCall, infielder Domingo Ramos, catcher Mike Heath, and $400,000 to the Rangers for lefties Dave Righetti and Paul Mirabella, right-hander Mike Griffin, and outfielder Juan Beniquez. The deal makes Yankee teammate Graig Nettles’s in-season quip that the closer had gone “from Cy Young to sayonara” a reality.