# Dave Madison

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1921–1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Dave Madison
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1921|2|1}}
|birth_place=[Brooksville, Mississippi](/source/Brooksville%2C_Mississippi), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1985|12|8|1921|2|1}}
|death_place=[Macon, Mississippi](/source/Macon%2C_Mississippi), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 26
|debutyear=1950
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 20
|finalyear=1953
|finalteam=Detroit Tigers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win_(baseball))
|stat1value=8–7
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=5.70
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=70
|teams=
* [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) ({{mlby|1950}})
* [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) ({{mlby|1952}})
* [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|1952}}–{{mlby|1953}})
}}
'''David Pledger Madison''' (February 1, 1921 – December 8, 1985) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) who played in {{mlby|1950}}, {{mlby|1952}} and {{mlby|1953}} for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees), [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) and [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers). Born in [Brooksville, Mississippi](/source/Brooksville%2C_Mississippi), he was an alumnus of [Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University). Madison batted and threw [right-handed](/source/right-handed), and was listed at {{convert|6|ft|3|in}} tall and {{convert|190|lb}}.

Madison's career as a professional player extended from 1947 to 1955. Originally signed by the Yankees, he appeared in only one [game](/source/games_pitched) for them, as a [relief pitcher](/source/relief_pitcher) in the closing days of the 1950 season. He served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) during the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War) in 1951 and was discharged in time for the 1952 season.<ref>[http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/p_american_notables.htm Koreanwar-educator.org]</ref> On April 7, just prior to the opening of the 1952 baseball season, his contract was sold to the Browns. Madison then spent the entire seasons of 1952–53 in the big leagues with the Browns and Tigers, mostly as a relief pitcher, although he [started](/source/starting_pitcher) six games.

In 74 total big-league games and 158 [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched), Madison allowed 173 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)) and 103 [bases on balls](/source/bases_on_balls), with 70 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s to his credit. He briefly [managed](/source/manager_(baseball)) in the lower levels of the Yankees' [farm system](/source/farm_system), then served as a longtime [scout](/source/scout_(sports)).  He died in [Macon, Mississippi](/source/Macon%2C_Mississippi), at age 64.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=m/madisda01}}

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Category:People from Noxubee County, Mississippi
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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