Here’s
a “missing” 1977 card for Lee Richard, who finished up his five-year
Major League career in 1976 with the St. Louis Cardinals:
Richard, who spent the first four of his MLB seasons as a member of the
Chicago White Sox, played in 66 games for the Cardinals in 1976, batting
.176 with 16 hits over 91 official at-bats.
After getting considerable playing time in his rookie year of 1971,
playing in 87 games with 288 plate appearances, he’d never really get
that shot again, topping out with those 66 games in his final year in
the big leagues.
Over his five year career, Richard finished with a .209 batting average
along with 103 hits in 492 at-bats while playing both the infield and
outfield.