Mitchell Otis Page was a Major League Baseball player.
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19 Facts About Mitchell Page
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Mitchell Page finished second to Hall of Famer Eddie Murray in American League Rookie of the Year balloting when he came up with the Oakland Athletics in 1977.
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Mitchell Page originally drafted out of Centennial High School in Compton, California by the A's in the fourth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose instead to attend Compton Community College.
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Immediately upon joining his new club, Mitchell Page assumed the job of everyday left fielder, and showed poise with a promising career ahead of him when he batted.
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Mitchell Page collected nine votes to Murray's twelve to finish second in voting for the AL Rookie of the Year Award.
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Mitchell Page's impressive start to the 1977 season earned him a spot on the cover of the June 4 issue of The Sporting News.
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Mitchell Page got into a contract dispute with A's owner Charlie Finley during Spring training 1979, and wound up getting suspended by the owner for refusing to play in exhibition games.
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Mitchell Page was used as the designated hitter during the regular season as injuries had limited his range in the outfield.
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The A's won the first half of the season; Mitchell Page was kept off the roster for 1981 American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals and the 1981 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
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Mitchell Page spent most of 1982 with Tacoma and 1983 on the disabled list.
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Mitchell Page was released by the A's during Spring training 1984.
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Mitchell Page signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates shortly afterwards, and in twelve at bats, hit.
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Mitchell Page returned to Tacoma as their hitting coach from 1992 through 1994, and served as first base coach for the Kansas City Royals from 1995 to 1997.
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Mitchell Page accepted a job with the St Louis Cardinals as hitting coach for the Memphis Redbirds in 1998.
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Mitchell Page remained with the club through the 2004 World Series, but left the post immediately afterwards to enter an alcohol treatment facility near his Oakland, California home.
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Mitchell Page returned to baseball as minor league hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals in 2005, and became the major league hitting coach in 2006.
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Mitchell Page left the job in May 2007 due to a relapse of his alcoholism.
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Mitchell Page returned to the organization later in the year as a roving minor league instructor.
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Mitchell Page died in his sleep on March 12,2011, at the age of 59.
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