Mickey Mahler Baseball player
Michael James Mahler (born July 30, 1952 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during eight seasons at the major league level for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays. A graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, he was drafted by the Braves in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Mahler played his first professional season with their Double-A Savannah Braves in 1974, and his last with the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A Louisville Redbirds in 1987. He is the brother of the late pitcher Rick Mahler. The brothers were teammates playing for the Triple-A Richmond Braves before each was called up to Atlanta.Mahler threw hard and had a big slow 12-6 curveball. Though hardly a distinguished major-leaguer, he was involved in a number of historic moments during his short career.
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| Career start | September 13, 1977 |
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| Career end | September 02, 1986 |
| batting side | Switch |
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| throwing side | Left |