| Mike Loynd |
Full Name: Michael Wallace Loynd
School: Millburn High School in Millburn, New Jersey
Awards: 1986 Golden Spikes Award
1986 Baseball America Player of the Year
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1993 Baseball HOF - Loc 49
1986 Baseball AA - Loc 51
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1983 44 P 6-2 170 R R Fr Short Hills, NJ 1984 44 P 6-2 170 R R So * Short Hills, NJ 1985 44 P 6-4 193 R R Jr * Short Hills, NJ 1986 44 P 6-5 215 R R Jr-R * Short Hills, NJ |
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| Conference Awards |
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Year Award 1986 Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team |
| All-American Awards |
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Year Award
1986 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1993 |
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An imposing 6-5, 215 pound right hander from Short Hills, N.J., Loynd was blessed with an illusive curveball and a very lethal slider. Most will remember Loynd as a fiery, self-assured hurler for the
Seminoles. A day at the park for Loynd usually meant stalking around the mound, gritting his teach, fists clinched and giving opposing batters glowering stares. As a freshman, Loynd led all Seminole pitchers in victories with 12 while striking out 79 batters. Showing the poise to excel at the collegiate level, Loynd possessed ferocious intensity and concentration on the mound. After a 13-4 sophomore season and 113 strikeouts, the young Loynd was selected as an alternate on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. During his junior season with the 'Noles, Loynd went on a school record tear. By the time the season's final out was completed, Loynd had set school records for wins in a season (20) and career (42), and for strike outs in a season (183) and career (377). His 20 wins tied an NCAA record and made him the winningest pitcher in all of college baseball for 1986. Loynd became the 10th recipient of the Golden Spikes Award considered the "Heisman trophy" of college baseball. He was named "Pitcher of the Year" by Baseball America for 1986 and won MVP honors in the Metro Conference Tournament. He was named to the all-tournament and All-South II Region teams en route to the College World Series where his FSU team finished #2 in the nation. He left FSU after his junior year with a career record of 45-10 (.880 avg.) and 377 strike outs in less than 396 innings of work. He is remembered as the pitcher who, after striking out his 16th batter in one game, yelled to the team's dugout, "Next!" It took Loynd only six weeks once he departed Tallahassee to continue his winning ways for the Texas Rangers. In his first major league game, Loynd ended a Rangers seven-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Indians and future Hall of Famer, Phil Nekro.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 9.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 5 4 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1984 4.68 12 3 26 15 2 1 0 107.2 106 73 56 46 79 23 1 12 4 3 1 1985 3.47 13 4 20 19 1 0 1 119.1 103 56 46 63 113 21 1 8 2 4 3 1986 2.46 20 3 25 24 5 1 1 1 164.2 136 63 45 57 223 22 3 11 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 3.43 45 10 74 58 8 2 1 2 395.2 348 197 151 173 417 67 5 32 0 .000 26 7 4 0 0 |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 .000 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .000 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 |
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Game Statistics 1983 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 29 Louisiana State 1 0.2 1 4 4 4 0 Apr 19 Georgia Southern 1 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 Apr 22 Mercer 1 1.1 0 0 0 3 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 5 4 7 2 1984 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 4 Miami 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Feb 16 Tampa 1 1 Y 6.0 4 2 1 4 3 Feb 22 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 5.0 3 2 2 3 7 Feb 29 Auburn 1 1 Y 7.0 4 2 2 2 4 Mar 4 Ball State 1 Y 5.0 7 6 5 4 5 Mar 8 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 1 Y 4.2 4 5 1 3 4 Mar 13 Southern Mississippi 1 Y 4.2 5 5 3 1 3 Mar 17 South Florida 1 Y 4.0 6 3 3 1 2 Mar 21 Pittsburgh 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 3 Mar 23 Alabama 1 1 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 Mar 29 Clemson 1 1 Y 1.1 2 5 5 3 2 Mar 30 Clemson 1 2.0 3 5 5 2 2 Apr 1 Georgia State 1 1 3.0 6 5 2 1 1 Apr 4 Florida 1 1 3.0 3 3 3 1 4 Apr 7 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 7.1 9 2 1 4 4 Apr 11 Mercer 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Apr 14 Miami 1 5.2 2 0 0 0 9 Apr 17 Florida 1 3.1 6 4 4 4 2 Apr 19 South Alabama 1 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 Apr 21 FL International 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Apr 29 Tulane 1 Y 4.0 4 3 3 4 3 May 1 Southern Mississippi 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 May 4 Memphis State 1 1 Y 5.0 8 4 4 1 4 May 11 Memphis State 1 1 Y 1 9.0 9 3 3 1 1 May 20 New Orleans 1 1 Y 7.0 8 3 3 3 5 May 25 East Carolina 1 1 Y 2.1 4 6 2 0 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 12 3 26 15 2 1 0 0 108.0 106 72 56 46 79 1985 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 6 Armstrong State Coll 1 1 Y 1 6.0 3 0 0 3 8 Feb 12 Grambling State 1 1 Y 5.0 4 3 3 8 5 Feb 17 Southern Mississippi 1 1 Y 5.0 3 0 0 4 5 Feb 23 Miami 1 1 Y 2.2 7 6 4 1 1 Feb 28 Saint Leo College 1 1 Y 5.0 4 2 1 4 8 Mar 7 Central Florida 1 1 Y 7.0 9 2 1 2 3 Mar 12 Western Kentucky 1 1 Y 6.0 8 6 4 2 9 Mar 16 Florida 1 1 Y 5.1 4 2 1 2 2 Mar 23 Southern Mississippi 1 1 Y 7.0 7 6 3 4 7 Mar 28 Florida 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 Mar 31 Memphis State 1 Y 8.0 5 5 4 5 7 Apr 5 Tulane 1 Y 6.0 8 6 6 4 5 Apr 9 Central Florida 1 1 Y 1 7.0 1 0 0 4 10 Apr 13 Miami 1 1 Y 7.0 8 5 5 4 9 Apr 17 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 6.1 5 3 3 1 6 Apr 21 Memphis State 1 1 Y 8.0 6 2 2 2 7 Apr 29 Georgia Tech 1 1 Y 5.0 4 1 1 3 6 May 4 Tulane 1 1 Y 1 7.0 7 2 1 6 6 May 10 Virginia Tech 1 1 Y 6.0 4 4 4 2 0 May 24 Georgia Tech 1 1 Y 1 9.0 4 1 1 2 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 13 4 20 19 2 0 2 1 119.1 103 56 44 63 113 1986 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 12 Grambling State 1 1 Y 5.0 0 1 1 3 10 Feb 16 Southern Mississippi 1 1 Y 5.0 6 5 5 3 2 Feb 23 Georgia Tech 1 1 Y 8.0 9 4 3 2 12 Mar 1 South Florida 1 1 4.0 1 0 0 3 7 Mar 5 South Florida 1 1 Y 7.0 11 6 6 5 9 Mar 10 Samford 1 1 Y 6.0 1 1 1 1 9 Mar 15 Richmond 1 1 Y 7.0 5 2 2 3 13 Mar 20 Pittsburgh 1 1 Y 5.0 2 1 0 1 0 Mar 25 South Alabama 1 1 Y 7.0 11 6 5 2 4 Mar 29 Memphis State 1 1 Y 1 7.0 5 3 2 3 14 Apr 2 Central Florida 1 1 Y 1 9.0 8 3 2 1 13 Apr 6 Tulane 1 1 Y 1 9.0 5 2 2 3 14 Apr 11 Miami 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 1 1 1 13 Apr 16 Florida 1 1 Y 1 7.0 4 0 0 3 11 Apr 20 Memphis State 1 1 Y 6.0 4 0 0 2 8 Apr 26 Central Florida 1 1 Y 7.0 4 0 0 2 6 May 3 Miami 1 1 Y 7.0 6 5 5 5 7 May 9 Cincinnati 1 1 Y 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 May 11 South Carolina 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 2 16 May 19 Louisiana State 1 Y 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 May 22 North Carolina State 1 1 Y 5.0 5 3 0 2 6 May 24 South Florida 1 1 Y 8.2 12 7 7 3 11 May 31 Indiana State 1 1 Y 8.2 8 3 1 1 10 Jun 6 Arizona 1 1 Y 5.1 9 7 7 4 4 Jun 9 Arizona 1 1 Y 5.0 3 3 1 1 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 20 3 25 24 5 1 1 1 164.2 136 63 51 57 213 |
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Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 29 Louisiana State *e .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 Georgia Southern *b .000 1 0 0 0 1
Apr 22 Mercer 1a .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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.000 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1984
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 4 Miami *d .000 1 0 0
Feb 16 Tampa * .000 1 P 0 0 0 2
Feb 22 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
Feb 29 Auburn * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 4 Ball State * .000 1 P 0 0 0 2 1
Mar 8 Nevada-Las Vegas * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
Mar 13 Southern Mississippi * .000 1 P 0 0 0 2
Mar 17 South Florida * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
Mar 21 Pittsburgh * .000 1 P 0 0 0 1
Mar 23 Alabama *e .000 1 0 0 0 1
Mar 29 Clemson * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 30 Clemson *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 1 Georgia State *b .000 1 0 0 0 2
Apr 4 Florida *a .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 7 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0 2 4
Apr 11 Mercer *a .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 14 Miami *a .000 1 0 0 2 2 1
Apr 17 Florida *a .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 South Alabama *a .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 FL International *a .000 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 29 Tulane * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
May 1 Southern Mississippi *a .000 1 0 0 0 1
May 4 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0 0 0
May 11 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
May 20 New Orleans * .000 1 P 0 0 1 0 1
May 25 East Carolina * .000 1 P 0 0 0 1
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.000 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 3
1985
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 6 Armstrong State Coll * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 12 Grambling State * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 17 Southern Mississippi * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 23 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 28 Saint Leo College * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 7 Central Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 12 Western Kentucky * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 16 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 23 Southern Mississippi * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 28 Florida *c .000 1 0 0
Mar 31 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 5 Tulane * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 9 Central Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 13 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Apr 17 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 21 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 29 Georgia Tech * .000 1 P 0 0
May 4 Tulane * .000 1 P 0 0 1
May 10 Virginia Tech * .000 1 P 0 0
May 24 Georgia Tech * .000 1 P 0 0
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.000 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1986
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 12 Grambling State * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 16 Southern Mississippi * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 23 Georgia Tech * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 1 South Florida *b .000 1 0 0
Mar 5 South Florida * .000 1 P 0 0 2
Mar 10 Samford * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 15 Richmond * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 20 Pittsburgh * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 25 South Alabama * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 29 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 2 Central Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 6 Tulane * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 11 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 16 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 20 Memphis State * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 26 Central Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
May 3 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
May 9 Cincinnati * .000 1 P 0 0 1 1
May 11 South Carolina * .000 1 P 0 0 1 0
May 19 Louisiana State * .000 1 P 0 0
May 22 North Carolina State * .000 1 P 0 0 0 1
May 24 South Florida * .000 1 P 0 0 0 1
May 31 Indiana State * .000 1 P 0 0 2 0 1
Jun 6 Arizona * .000 1 P 0 0 1 0
Jun 9 Arizona * .000 1 P 0 0 0 0
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.000 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Throws: Right Bats: Right
Drafted: 1985, June Regular Draft, 11th Round #281, Baltimore Orioles, P
1986, June Regular Draft, 7th Round #163, Texas Rangers, P
Debut: July 24, 1986
Year Abbr Team No Pos
1986 Tex Texas Rangers 46 P
1987 Tex Texas Rangers 46 P
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| Pro Statistics |
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Pitching Statistics Year Team ERA W L SV APP GS CG SHO IP R ER H 2B 3B HR BB SO AB Avg WP HBP BK SF SH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 Tex 5.36 2 2 1 9 8 0 0 42.0 30 25 49 4 19 33 193 .285 2 2 0 1987 Tex 6.10 1 5 1 26 8 0 0 69.1 53 47 82 14 38 48 328 .284 4 1 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Years 5.82 3 7 2 35 16 0 0 111.1 83 72 131 0 0 18 57 81 521 .284 6 3 0 0 0 |
Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 Tex .000 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1987 Tex .000 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Years .000 35 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1986 Tex P 9 5 5 1 0 .909 1987 Tex P 26 5 6 3 0 .786 ------------------------------------------ 2 Years 35 10 11 4 0 .840 |