Thursday, July 5, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 MIKE DAVEY

Today we have a “not so missing” 1979 card for former Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Davey, who played the last handful of Big League games of his brief two-year career in 1978:


Davey appeared in three games for the Braves, throwing 2.2 innings of scoreless ball while not factoring in a decision, giving up only one hit while issuing a single walk.
The previous season he played the first 16 games of his Major League career, again not factoring in a decision while pitching to a 5.06 ERA over 16 innings, striking out seven while giving up 19 hits and nine base on balls, picking up two saves.
He’d go on to pitch another two seasons in the Minor Leagues for the Seattle and Pittsburgh organizations in 1979 and 1980, but would ever make it back to a Big League mound before retiring after going 1-0 for the Portland Beavers over 21 appearances, making one start.