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| Hailing from Augsburg College, a tiny Division III school in Minneapolis, one would think that Mike Davison would be in the Auggies Athletic Hall of Fame--- but he is not. Evidently, even though he is the only Auggie ever to grace a major league diamond; his performance at the highest level did not garner him enough respect to be enshrined in their HOF. Maybe it was because the lefty gave up more hits (48) than the 38 innings pitched while hurling in 32 career outings for the Giants during the 1969-70 seasons. Or perhaps it is because his wildness led him to walk almost as many batters (22) than he struck out (23) in the bigs. Possibly it was because, when placed on a good club such as the 1970 Giants, Davison still was a losing pitcher going 3-5. Hard to say; though it appears that the Augsburg College Hall of Fame voting committee is one tough cookie. Editor's Note: That is one mean looking George Foster on the card. |
