Mike Hargrove from the Chronology

Apr 13, 2005 - The Mariners defeat the Royals‚ 2-1‚ to give manager Mike Hargrove his 1‚000th career victory. He is the 51st skipper in history to reach the mark.

Oct 20, 2004 - The Seattle Mariners name Mike Hargrove as their manager.

Nov 7, 2003 - The Orioles hire former Yankees coach Lee Mazzilli to be their new manager‚ replacing Mike Hargrove.

Sep 29, 2003 - The Orioles fire manager Mike Hargrove after four consecutive losing seasons under his command.

Oct 15, 1999 - The Indians fire manager Mike Hargrove‚ who guided the team to 5 consecutive Central Division titles.

Jul 22, 1999 - Toronto defeats Cleveland‚ 4-3. Indians manager Mike Hargrove accidentally hands in an incorrect lineup card‚ forcing Cleveland to forfeit the DH and bat P Charles Nagy in the 7th spot in the batting order. Nagy fails to get a hit in his 2 at bats.

Jul 6, 1991 - Manager John McNamara is fired by the Indians and replaced by 1B coach Mike Hargrove.

Apr 27, 1984 - Mike Hargrove's bases-loaded double in the top of the 19th inning leads Cleveland to an 8-4 win over Detroit in a game that takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to complete. The game at Detroit ends at 1:19 a.m. None of the runs in the 19th are earned as the Tigers make three errors‚ two by Glenn Abbott and a dropped fly by Gibson. It is only the 2nd loss of the season for the 16-2 Tigers.

Jul 31, 1983 - The Indians fire manager Mike Ferraro and replace him with Pat Corrales‚ who was fired earlier this month by the Phillies. The team responds with a 16-11 win over Toronto as Mike Hargrove scores 5 runs. The Tribe hits no homers but Toronto hits 4.

Aug 14, 1977 - Texas spots the White Sox 6 runs in the first inning and then rallies for a 12-9 victory. The Rangers get a leadoff HR from Mike Hargrove-his 2nd in two games-in scoring 3 in the first‚ then match that with a 3-run HR in the 2nd by Claudell Washington.

Nov 25, 1974 - Mike Hargrove of the Rangers takes AL Rookie of the Year honors.

Jun 6, 1972 - Shortstops are the first 2 picks in the June draft. The Padres make Dave Roberts the number one selection and the Indians pick Rick Manning number 2. Roberts will make his ML debut in 2 days. The Phils take high school pitcher Larry Christenson with the 3rd pick‚ with the Rangers taking high schooler Roy Howell 4th: they'll wait till the 25th round to take Mike Hargrove. The Dodgers use their #1 on SS John Harbin but he will tear up his knee and be gone next year. The Rangers will have 13 from this draft to make the majors. Picking 5th‚ the Expos take Memphis high school catcher Bobby Goodman‚ but do better on the 3rd round when they take catcher Gary Carter.