Saturday, November 12, 2016

MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 DARRELL "BUCKY" BRANDON

Here’s a “missing” 1974 card for former pitcher Darrell Brandon, aka “Bucky”, who finished off a seven-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973:


Brandon appeared in 36 games for the Phils, posting a 2-4 record with a 5.43 earned run average over 56.1 innings of work.
Of his seven seasons on a big league mound, the first three were with the Boston Red Sox, while the last three were with the Phillies.
Sandwiched in between those two stints was a split season in 1969 when he played for the Seattle Pilots and Minnesota Twins, when he made brief appearances for both clubs, totaling only 11 games between the two in a lost season.
For his career he finished with a 28-37 record with a 4.04 ERA over 228 games and 590 innings pitched, while getting to be a part of the magical 1967 season for the Red Sox as they pushed their way to the American League pennant, facing the St. Louis Cardinals in a losing cause for the championship.