About Mike Rowland
Born 1953. Mike Rowland is an American baseball player.
Michael Evan Rowland (born January 31, 1953) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in parts of two seasons from 1980 to 1981. Listed at 6' 3", 205 lb., Rowland batted and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Rowland attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he played for the Millikin Big Blue baseball team in 1975.
The Giants selected Rowland in the 22nd round of the 1975 MLB draft. He garnered popularity in his short stint as a Giants middle reliever through his trademark moustache and permed hair. and also played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League in its 1977-78 season.
Afterwards, Rowland gained induction into the Millikin University Athletics Hall of Fame as part of their 1984 Class.
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Mike Rowland was born on 31 January 1953 in Chicago.
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