#597 Jim Magnuson

Marginal career with stints for the Chisox and Yankees…2-7 win loss record and 4.59 ERA…Northern Wisconsin resident…Pitched for U of W Oshkosh…drafted by White Sox and pressed into service in near by Fox Cities….played in minors for 4 years… Called up late June 1970, went 1-5 in 13 appearances ….spent most of year 1971 with the Sox but put in one third less innings than the year before….Taken in rule 5 draft by NY….pitched in minors 1972 with NYY’s Syracuse club winning 9 games….did appear in 8 games for Yankees in 1973, splitting time between Syracuse and big club…Died in 1991