What years did Mike Cvengros play?

Mike Cvengros played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1929.

Was Mike Cvengros a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Cvengros pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 201 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Cvengros hit?

Mike Cvengros hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

What teams did Mike Cvengros play for?

Mike Cvengros played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1922), the Chicago White Sox (1923–1925), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1927), and the Chicago Cubs (1929).

What were Mike Cvengros's career stats?

In 144 games, Mike Cvengros went 25-40 with a 4.59 ERA, 201 strikeouts, 551.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What position did Mike Cvengros play?

Mike Cvengros played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike Cvengros and how much did he weigh?

Mike Cvengros was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 159 pounds.

What was Mike Cvengros's career ERA?

Mike Cvengros finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 25-40 with 201 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Cvengros have?

Mike Cvengros recorded 201 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Cvengros in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Cvengros has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Cvengros

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922-1929)

Mike Cvengros was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1929 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 8 seasons. Across 144 career appearances, he went 25-40 with a 4.59 ERA and 201 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 25–40

ERA 4.59

WHIP 1.58

SO 201

Pitcher PIV -6759.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 159 lb
Born: 12/1/1900 in Pana, IL, USA
Died: 8/2/1970 in Hot Springs, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1922-09-30
Last Game: 1929-10-05

Full name: Michael John Cvengros

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Cvengros — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	40	144	61	21	0	6	551.1	587	281	24	285	201	4.59	-6759.7

Career ERA 4.59 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 7.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mike Cvengros — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1922	NY1	NL	0	1	1	1	1	0	9.0	6	4	3	3	4.00	4.18 (+4%)	0.0
1923	CHA	AL	12	13	40	26	14	3	214.1	216	105	107	86	4.41	4.03 (-9%)	-1297.6
1924	CHA	AL	3	12	26	15	2	0	105.2	119	69	67	36	5.88	4.13 (-42%)	-2642.0
1925	CHA	AL	3	9	22	11	4	0	104.2	109	50	55	32	4.30	4.55 (+6%)	-2539.9
1927	PIT	NL	2	1	23	4	0	1	53.2	55	20	24	21	3.35	4.08 (+18%)	-543.6
1929	CHN	NL	5	4	32	4	0	2	64.0	82	33	29	23	4.64	4.60 (-1%)	263.4
Career · 6 seasons			25	40	144	61	21	6	551.1	587	281	285	201	4.59	—	-6,760

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mike Cvengros — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
146	174	19	35	5	2	0	13	0	15	22	.201	.265	.253	.517	-462

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 23.8% below league average.

Career SLG .253 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OPS .517 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Cvengros — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1922	NY1	NL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	CHA	AL	41	74	4	15	0	0	4	4	12	.203	.282 (-28%)	.344 (-29%)	.390 (-48%)	.734 (-39%)	-462.2
1924	CHA	AL	26	30	2	6	2	2	4	4	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	CHA	AL	22	33	6	5	1	0	1	4	4	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	PIT	NL	23	19	2	3	1	0	3	1	1	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	CHN	NL	33	15	5	6	1	0	1	2	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			146	174	19	35	5	2	13	15	22	.201	—	—	—	—	-462

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Cvengros — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Cvengros — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1927	WS	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Cvengros — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.1	3	1	0	2	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Cvengros — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1927	WS	PIT	0	0	2	0	0	2.1	3	1	0	2	3.86

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Cvengros — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	68	87	12	15	0	7	.172
Away	78	86	7	20	0	8	.233

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Cvengros — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	68	287.0	296	132	135	106	4.14
Away	77	265.1	295	141	149	95	4.78

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Cvengros — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1929-10-05	CHC	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1929-09-17	CHC	BRO	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1929-09-13	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-12	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-08	CHC	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-24	CHC	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-22	CHC	PHI	W	2	0	1	1	1	0	0
1929-08-20	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Cvengros — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-10-05	CHC	CIN	L	8.0	14	9	9	3	1	0
1929-09-17	CHC	BRO	L	5.2	4	2	2	5	2	0
1929-09-13	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1929-09-12	CHC	PHI	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1929-09-08	CHC	BSN	—	2.2	4	1	1	1	0	0
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1929-08-28	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1929-08-24	CHC	PHI	W	2.0	2	0	0	3	1	0
1929-08-22	CHC	PHI	W	2.2	2	1	1	3	1	1
1929-08-20	CHC	NY1	—	1.0	3	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Cvengros — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	144	0	19	138	6	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Cvengros — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1922	NY1	P	1	1	2	0	0
1923	CHA	P	40	9	53	2	4
1924	CHA	P	26	2	26	1	1
1925	CHA	P	22	2	27	3	2
1927	PIT	P	23	3	16	0	0
1929	CHN	P	32	2	14	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Cvengros — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	145

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Mike Cvengros: the record in brief

September 30, 1922 and October 5, 1929 bracket Mike Cvengros's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the New York Giants (1922), the Chicago White Sox (1923 through 1925), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1927), and the Chicago Cubs (1929). Cvengros played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 1, 1900, in Pana, IL, USA and a listed size of 5'8" and 159 pounds. Cvengros's death is recorded on August 2, 1970, in Hot Springs, AR, USA. Mike Cvengros was the playing name; the full given name is Michael John.

The pitching table credits Cvengros with a 25-40 record and a 4.59 ERA in 144 games. The same table counts 201 strikeouts and 21 complete games. The league ERA over Cvengros's seasons was 4.26, so the 4.59 figure ran 7.6% worse than average. Cvengros won 12 games in 1923, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Cvengros

What years did Mike Cvengros play?: Mike Cvengros played in Major League Baseball from 1922 to 1929.
Was Mike Cvengros a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Cvengros pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 201 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Cvengros hit?: Mike Cvengros hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.
What teams did Mike Cvengros play for?: Mike Cvengros played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1922), the Chicago White Sox (1923–1925), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1927), and the Chicago Cubs (1929).
What were Mike Cvengros's career stats?: In 144 games, Mike Cvengros went 25-40 with a 4.59 ERA, 201 strikeouts, 551.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
What position did Mike Cvengros play?: Mike Cvengros played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Cvengros and how much did he weigh?: Mike Cvengros was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 159 pounds.
What was Mike Cvengros's career ERA?: Mike Cvengros finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 25-40 with 201 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Cvengros have?: Mike Cvengros recorded 201 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Cvengros in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Cvengros has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.