Mike Hargrove Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Mike Hargrove Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Mike Hargrove is a retired professional baseball player in the MLB. He also served as a big league manager until he announced his retirement in 2007. He went on to manage a semi-professional team later in that year. Hargrove was a first baseman while playing in the MLB.

 

Hargrove was born in Perryton, Texas and played for his local team the first time that he appeared in the MLB. The left-handed player played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Indians, which he also managed, while in the MLB. Other teams that Hargrove managed are the Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners.

 

He started his professional baseball career impressively and was named as the American League Rookie of the Year in 1974. He was also named as The Sporting News Rookie of the Year during the same season. Hargrove was able to come up with a .323 BA for that season. In 1975, he was named into the All-Star selection.

 

Hargrove as a player is best remembered for being “The Human Rain Delay”. This is because Hargrove would step out of the batter’s box after every pitch to do a routine. After signing with the Indians in 1979, he was considered as one of the best players in the team’s history.

 

Sportsmemorabilia.com makes it a lot easier for you to purchase autographed MLB souvenirs at any time of the day. You can purchase MLB bobbleheads and figures, as well as MLB trading cards and game tickets. You can get original MLB apparel as well.

 

 

About Mike Hargrove:

Mike Hargrove (full name: Dudley Michael Hargrove; The Human Rain Delay) played first baseman and leftfielder from 1974 until 1985 for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. He played for the Rangers from 1974 - 1978, Padres in 1979 and Indians from 1979 - 1985. Over 12 seasons, he played 1666 games, hit 80 home runs, drove in 783 runs, and stole 24 bases. Born on October 26, 1949 in Perryton, TX, Hargrove stands 6' 0" and weighs 195 lb. He attended Perryton (Perryton, TX) high school and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 25th round of the 1972 amateur draft. His debut was on April 7, 1974 and he played his final game on October 6, 1985. Over his career, Hargrove made $543,333. Common misspellings of his name include The Human Dudley Rain Delay mark Michael Mike Hargrove.