MIKE GREENE - INDUCTED 2007

                                            A complete player, Mike Greene was fierce competitor who played for a world championship team and
                                                      who always came ready to play. Mr. Greene who would always delight the crowd with his great defensive
                                                      gems was also known as a clutch hitter. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, he always had his number
                                                      one fan, his Dad with him. Mike was a central figure for Southgate Inn, Southwestern Softball Club,
                                                      Trocal Windows and Lansing Auto Glass out of Hammond Indiana in the 80's.
                                                      Then in 1990, helped Manitowac Ice Machines to a world title with his timely hitting and his great defense.
                                                      In 1982 Mr. Greene was rated the number one outfielder in the country for Class "A" in USSSA and in some
                                                      of the local papers. Mike had a way of taking teams out of their game plan, playing so shallow in left field
                                                      daring them to try and hit it over his head then stealing a base hit killing a rally, or going back climbing
                                                      the fence robbing them of a home-run and breaking their backs. He played in 5 Major World Series games.
                                                      Mike who had a batting average of 600 many times throughout his career also was know to have some
                                                      power. In 1987 playing for Lansing Glass, 4th of July weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mike made one
                                                      of the great catches in softball climbing the fence and robbing a game winning home-run, then coming back
                                                      to win the ballgame with cable "catching" it on TV. It ended up on a video tape called Thrilling Chilling
                                                      Amazing Plays in Sports. He seemed to always draw a crowd hoping to "catch" one more high light.