Don August

Donald Glenn August (born July 3, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and writer who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1988 to 1991. He also played in the CPBL (the Taiwanese League), Italy and played for Team USA, winning a silver medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Basics

• Positions
  • Right Handed Pitcher
• Major League Debut
  • June 2, 1988
  • Entered the game in the 6th inning for the Milwaukee Brewers hosting the California Angels at County Stadium. He faced 7 total batsman, walked 1, and retired the other 6 on balls batted into play. He earned the win, with Dan Plesac picking up the 2 inning save.¹
• Last MLB Appearance
  • October 1, 1991
  • He pitched the 8th inning in mop up relief for the Milwaukee Brewers visiting the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium. He faced 7 total batsman, however, he gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits and a walk. He was also credited for a strike out, and was able to get the final two outs in the inning on balls batted into play.²

International Baseball

• Representing United States
• Olympic Games
  • 1984 Los Angeles

Teams Played for

Bold indicates league championship that season.

• Chapman University Panthers – NCAA
• Columbus Astros – Southern League (AA)
• Vancouver Canadians – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Tucson Toros – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Denver Zephyrs – American Association (AAA)
• Milwaukee Brewers – American League
• London Tigers – Eastern League (AA)
• Toledo Mud Hens – International League (AAA)
• Lobos de Arecibo – Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rican Winter League)
• Charlotte Knights – International League (AAA)
• Águilas Cibaeñas – Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (LIDOM – Dominican Republic Winter League)
• Pericos de Puebla – Liga Mexicana de Béisbol
• Piratas de Campeche – Liga Mexicana de Béisbol
• Wichita Wranglers – Texas League (AA)
• Jungo Bears – Chinese Professional Baseball League
• Calgary Cannons – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Sinon Bulls – Chinese Professional Baseball League
• Kaoping Fala – Taiwan Major League
• Rimini Pirati – Serie A Campionato italiano di baseball³

Career Stat Line

• Games: 88
• Innings Pitched: 440
• Hits: 491
• Strike Outs: 181
• Walks: 158
• Win Loss: 34-30
• ERA: 4.64

Awards and Honors

• Alaska College Summer League Pitcher of the Year – (1982)
• Cook Inlet Bucs Team MVP – (1982)
• Chapman College Team MVP – (1984)
• California Collegiate Athletic Association’s MVP in baseball – (1984)
• California Collegiate Athletic Association’s MVP in all the sports – (1983-’84)
• First round draft choice of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball Club – (1984)
• Milwaukee Brewers Rookie player of the year – (1988)
• Taiwan Major League Baseball – MVP – (1998), pitcher with most wins, golden glove awards
• Taiwan Major League Baseball – pitcher of the year (1998)
• Taiwan Major League Baseball – pitcher with most wins (1998)
• Taiwan Major League Baseball – golden glove award (1998)⁴

Transfers

• July 14, 1984
  • Signed by Houston Astros out of the MLB draft.
• August 15, 1986
  • Traded from the Houston Astros
    • Received Danny Darwin
  • Traded to Milwaukee Brewers
    • Received August and Mark Knudson
• October 15, 1991
  • Granted Free Agency
• December 8, 1991
  • Signed to a 1 year dear by San Francisco Giants⁵

1. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B06020MIL1988.htm ↩︎
2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/B10012CLE1991.htm ↩︎
3. Combined from https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=august001don and Don August’s linked in page below. ↩︎
4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaugust ↩︎
5. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/8314/tranx/ ↩︎