Full name: Michael August Timlin Born: 03/10/66 Birthplace: Midland,TX Height: 6'4" Weight: 210 Position: P Bats: Right Throws: Right College: Southwestern, TX MLB Debut: 04/08/91
			3.55
			3.56

				W		L		ERA		G		GS		CG		SHO		SV		SVO		IP		H		R		ER		HR		HBP		BB		SO
		YTD		6		4		3.55		72		0		0		0		2		6		83.2		77		37		33		11		4		9		65

2002 Highlights:
Finished 4th in the N.L. with 92.1 relief IP...Made a career-high 72 apps...Kept his ERA (2.98) under 3.00 for 3rd time in his career and 1st since 1998...Began season with St. L...Made back-to-back 3 IP apps. on 4/10 vs. Milw. and 4/14 vs. Hous...Made a spot start, 4/19 at Cin. (4.1 IP), his 1st since 6/23/91 vs. Cle...Had a streak of 32.1 IP in which he did not issue an unintentional walk (1 IBB) from 5/4 - 7/5...Traded to Phil. with P. Polanco and B. Smith for S. Rolen and D. Nickle on 7/29...Won his Phil. debut, 7/31 vs. SF...Was 3-1 after 7 apps. with Phil...Allowed 4 HR in first 6 apps. after joining Phil. (7.2 IP) but allowed just 2 more HR in his next 24 apps. (28 IP)...Had an 11.2 scoreless inning streak from 8/11 - 9/1...Had 2 IP or more in 20 of his 71 relief apps. (28%)...Allowed more than 1 ER just 3 times in 30 apps. with Phil...Held opposing hitters to a .206 batting avg...Signed with Boston on 12/24.

Postseason:
He is 0-2, 4.50 in 18 post-season apps. (20 IP, 10 ER)...In 2001, made one app. (Game 3) in the N.L.D.S. vs. Ariz. and allowed one hit in 1.1 IP...Appeared in the 1997 postseason with Sea. and allowed four runs in 0.2 IP vs. Balt. in the A.L.D.S...Pitched once in the 1993 A.L.C.S. against Chi. (2.1 IP, 1 R) in a 7-4 loss in Game 4...Hurled 2.1 shutout IP in two apps. in the World Series vs. Phil...Pitched twice in the 1992 A.L.C.S. vs. Oak...Earned the save in the sixth and final game of World Series vs. Atl., when he threw out O. Nixon for the final out...In 1991, appeared in four of the five games vs. Minn. in the A.L.C.S. and suffered first postseason loss in Game 3, when he surrendered a pinch-hit solo homer to M. Pagliarulo to break a 2-2 tie.

Personal:
Graduated from Midland (Texas) H.S., where he was captain of the baseball team...Played baseball at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Tex...Lists pitching in back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993 as the biggest thrill of his career...Hobbies include golf and hunting.