Don August
Donald Glenn August
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 3, 1963 in Inglewood, CA
School: Chapman University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed July 14, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1988
Final Game: October 1, 1991
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1988 MIL AL 24 P 24 22 148.1 46 22 24 0 2 1.000 2.79 1.92 .959 1.78 0.67 RoY-4
1989 MIL AL 25 P 31 25 142.1 40 13 25 2 5 .950 2.40 1.23 .960 1.87 0.66
1990 MIL AL 26 P 5 0 11.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 2.45 0.60 .975 1.80 0.58
1991 MIL AL 27 P 28 23 138.1 32 11 21 0 1 1.000 2.08 1.14 .953 1.80 0.58
4 Seasons P 88 70 440.0 122 47 72 3 8 .975 2.43 1.35 .958 1.82 0.63
4 Seasons TOT 88 70 440.0 122 47 72 3 8 .975 2.43 1.35 .934 1.82 0.63

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1988 MIL AL 24 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MIL AL 25 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 MIL AL 26 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MIL AL 27 28 0 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 88 0 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1988 MIL AL 24 635 82% 36% 26 100% 0 20 3 15 24 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1989 MIL AL 25 671 83% 36% 28 93% 2 12 2 9 25 17 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 75%
1990 MIL AL 26 56 88% 41% 3 67% 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1991 MIL AL 27 642 83% 35% 20 100% 0 11 0 10 21 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
4 Seasons 2004 83% 36% 77 96% 2 44 5 35 72 55 5 3 0 1 2 1 7 2 4 3 10 90%
MLB Averages 77% 32% 91% 85%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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