Pete Mikkelsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1939
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, United States
Date of Death: 29-Nov-2006
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Pete Mikkelsen
- Peter James Mikkelsen (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964–65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–67), Chicago Cubs (1967–68), St.
- Louis Cardinals (1968) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–72).
- Mikkelsen batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Staten Island, New York. A sinker-ball specialist, Mikkelsen filled various relief roles coming out from the bullpen, as a closer or a middle reliever, and as a set-up man as well.
- He reached the majors in 1964 with the New York Yankees, spending two years with them before moving to the Pirates, Cubs, Cardinals and Dodgers.
- He finished 7–4 with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves in his rookie season, but in the 1964 World Series against St.
- Louis he allowed a Tim McCarver game-winning three-run home run in the 10th inning of Game Five.
- His most productive season came in 1966 with Pittsburgh, when he posted a 3.07 ERA and set career-highs with nine wins, 14 saves, 76 strikeouts, 126 innings, and 71 games pitched.
- He also gave four years of good service for the Dodgers with 24 wins and 20 saves in 155 appearances.
- In 1969–70 he averaged a 2.76 ERA for each season. In a nine-season career, Mikkelsen posted a 45–40 record with a 3.38 ERA and 49 saves in 364 games. Pete missed the start of the 1970 season after contracting infectious hepatitis, allegedly during a hunting trip before spring training.Mikkelsen died from cancer in Mabton, Washington, at the age of 67.
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