Mike Colbern | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Santa Monica, California |
April 19, 1955 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 18, 1978, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 29, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .259 | ||
Home runs | 2 | ||
Runs batted in | 28 | ||
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Michael Malloy "Mike" Colbern (born April 19, 1955 in Santa Monica, California) was a professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox during 1978 and 1979.
Before playing professional baseball, Colbern was an All-American at Arizona State University
In 2003 Colbern and over 1,000 players brought a civil rights action against Major League Baseball, claiming they were discriminated against by being denied pensions while a small number of Negro League players were being given this benefit. A 2006 Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision ruled in favor of Major League Baseball.