1977 Topps Baseball #577 - Jerry Augustine

• Jerry Augustine has spent most of his life in Wisconsin. He was born in Green Bay and grew up in nearby Kewannee. Augustine was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1974. He was in the minors in 1974 and in 1975. Jerry had a September call-up in 1975 and was 2-0 with a 3.04 ERA in 5 games.
• Augustine made the Milwaukee ballclub in 1976. Jerry was a reliever for the first two months of the season and he became a starter in mid-June. Augustine had his best year in 1976 (9-12, 3.30 ERA in 39 games/24 starts).
• Jerry was a full-time starter in 1977. He went 12-18 with a 4.48 ERA in 33 starts. Augustine was mostly a starter again in 1978 (13-12, 4.54 ERA in 35 games/30 starts).
• The Brewers moved Augustine to the bullpen in 1979. Jerry would be a reliever and spot starter for the Brewers through the 1984 season. Augustine was 9-6 with 5 saves and had a 3.47 ERA in 43 games (2 starts) in 1979.
• Jerry was often used as a situational lefty out of the bullpen in the last few years of his career. 
• 1980: 4-3, 2 saves, 4.52 ERA in 39 games (1 start)
• 1981: 2-2, 2 saves, 4.26 ERA in 27 games (1 start)
• 1982: 1-3, 5.08 ERA in 20 games (2 starts)
• 1983: 3-3, 2 saves. 5.74 ERA in 34 games (7 starts)
• Augustine started the 1984 season with the Brewers (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 4 games) but was sent to AAA in mid-April. Jerry pitched in the minors through the 1986 season for several organizations but he never got back to the majors.
• After his playing career Jerry became an insurance agent in Wicsonsin. He became the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1995 and coached there until 2007. Here is a "where are they now" article from 2002.
• Augustine is now an analyst for the Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Here is his twitter page.
• 1977 Stats: 12-18, 4.48 ERA in 33 starts
• 1977 Highlights:
• April 9 - Allowed four hits and one run in 8 innings and got the victory as the Brewers beat the New York Yankees 4-2.
• April 26 - Had a confrontation with former teammate George Scott in the 7th inning of a game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox beat the Brewers 3-1.
• Sept 1 - Pitched 8 1/3 innings of shutout ball and earned the win as the Brewers shut out the Detroit Tigers 1-0. Attendance was only 3,985.
• Other card blogs: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983