Wednesday, April 10, 2019

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1970 MIKE DAVISON

On the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1970 card for former San Francisco Giants pitcher Mike Davison, who appeared in one game in 1969, the very first of his Big League career:


Davison pitched two innings for San Francisco in that appearance, allowing one run on two hits while striking out two and not factoring in a decision.
The following season he’d see more action as he appeared in 31 games, all out of the bullpen, going 3-5 with an ERA at 6.50 over 36 innings of work.
He struck out 21 batters yet walked 22, giving up 46 hits, four of those home runs, leading to 26 earned runs, closing out 16 games and collecting a save.
Sadly for him, that would end up being the last of his Major League play, as he would spend all of 1971 in the Minors suiting up for both the Giants and Cincinnati Reds organizations before retiring as an active player for good at only 25 years of age.