Donald Glenn August (born July 3, 1963) is an

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former

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pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from to . He lived in Mission Viejo, California and graduated from

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Minor pro career

August attended Chapman University, where he was a Division II All-American. After competing for the

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at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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, he was drafted 17th overall by the Houston Astros. He spent a year in the Astros' minor league system before being traded along with fellow pitcher

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to the Brewers on August 15, 1986 in exchange for

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After beginning 1988 with a 4–1 record and a 3.52

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for the Denver Zephyrs (now the New Orleans Zephyrs) of the Pacific Coast League, August was called up to the Brewers. He continued his success at the Major League level, going 13–7 with a 3.09 ERA and ranking ninth in the

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in winning percentage. He finished fourth in the voting for AL Rookie of the Year; Oakland Athletics shortstop

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won the award. August suffered a case of the sophomore jinx in 1989, slipping to 12–12 with a 5.31 ERA. He was sent back down to Denver for some time, where he garnered a 1–1 record with a 4.94 ERA. A notable moment came on June 5, when he was the

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in the inaugural MLB game played at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) in

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, a 5–3 Brewers victory over the

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. In 1990, he pitched five games, and had a record of 0–3. He started 23 games during the

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, and had a 9–8 record in his final season.

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External links

Baseball Almanac: Don August
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