Mike Barlow

Mike Barlow
Pitcher
Born: (1948-04-30) April 30, 1948
Stamford, New York
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
Teams

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

Michael Barlow was born in the small town of Stamford in Upstate New York, where he lived on a large farm with two sisters and parents and would often have to skip some school days to partake in farm chores.

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] After Syracuse discontinued its baseball program after the 1972 season, Barlow signed with the Oakland Athletics organization.[1]

After his Baseball Career

Barlow briefly owned a restaurant in Syracuse, New York, and worked as the Athletic Director at Bishop Grimes Jr / Sr High School from 1998 - June 2011, in the town of Cazenovia, New York, central schools.

Present Life

Barlow currently, as of May 2018, lives in Central New York with his wife after having four children together, all four of whom played a sport in college, and one Chris Barlow, even played professionally, having been drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft, from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, at which he then played for next three summers in their organization.

He also has five grandchildren.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Nack, William (13 April 1981). "THE EAST". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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