25 Years Later… Mike Dunne
Written by Steve on December 31st, 2009
Today is the last day of 2009. This is my last unopened pack of 1985 Topps:
- #748 Lee Mazzilli
- #221 Ron Reed
- #166 Keith Atherton
- #640 Steve Henderson
- #348 Bob Boone
- #563 Dick Ruthven
- #216 Jerry Don Gleaton
- #716 Dale Murphy (All-Star)
- #395 Mike Dunne (USA) (Rookie)
- #76 Alan Bannister
- #140 Roy Smalley/Roy Smalley (Father-Son)
- #463 Dave Collins
- #196 Pete O’Brien
- #728 Bob Bailor
- #381 Roy Smith (Rookie)
Mike Dunne was a member of the talented 1984 Team USA Olympic baseball team and was later drafted in the 1st round by the St. Louis Cardinals. His 13-6 record and 3.03 ERA on his rookie season put him at second place in Rookie of the Year voting in 1987. Despite his promising start, injuries hampered him for the rest of his career, and he retired from professional baseball in 1994, when he went 2-2 with a 5.22 ERA for the AAA Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons.
In 2000, Mike Dunne became the pitching coach for the Bradley Braves. Dunne coached at Bradley University for 8 years before leaving in 2008.