Born: (1945-10-27) October 27, 1945 (age 78) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1981, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average
.247
Home runs
90
Runs batted in
431
NPB statistics
Batting average
.269
Home runs
12
Runs batted in
46
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1967–1975)
Cincinnati Reds (1976–1978)
Atlanta Braves (1978–1981)
Chicago Cubs (1981)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1982)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1976)
Michael Ken-Wai Lum (born October 27, 1945) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales. Lum became the first American of Japanese ancestry to play in MLB.[1] He currently serves as the hitting coach with the GCL Pirates.[2]
^Costello, Rory. "Mike Lum". Society for American Baseball Research.
^"Hitting Coach Mike Lum". Baseball News Network. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
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