Michael George Paul is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1968 to 1974 for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. Drafted in the 20th round of the 1967 amateur draft out of the University of Arizona by the Indians, Paul had success in the minors and in less than two years was in a big league uniform. In 1967, he spent time with the Reno Silver Sox and Portland Beavers. With the Silver Sox, he went 3?2 with a 1.63 ERA. In 72 innings, he struck out 103 batters. He didn't do as well with the Beavers, going 2?4 with a 3.94 ERA with them. However, he did strikeout 37 batters in 32 innings of work. Overall, Paul went 5?6 with a 2.34 ERA. He struck out 140 batters in 104 innings of work. Paul again pitched for Reno in 1968, going 2?1 with a 1.09 ERA and 49 strikeouts in four games. He was called up to the major leagues and on May 27, he made his big league debut. He performed well in his first appearances, going 2�?? innings, striking out four, allowing only one hit and earning the save. Overall, Paul went 5?8 with a 3.93 ERA in 91�?? innings of work in his rookie season. He allowed only 72 hits in 36 games and he walked 35 batters. 

April 18th, 1945 in Detroit (Age 79)