Friday, October 27, 2017

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION-1974 JIM GEDDES

Next up on the blog is a “not so missing” 1974 card for two-year Major League Pitcher Jim Geddes of the Chicago White Sox:


Geddes, who had his rookie card in the 1973 set, played out what would be the rest of his brief MLB career when he appeared in six games during the 1973 season, not factoring in a decision but posting a nice 2.87 earned run average over 15.2 innings of work.
The previous season he appeared in five games, again not factoring in a decision, while posting a bloated 6.97 earned run average in 10.1 innings pitched.
Those two brief tastes of the Big Leagues would be it for Geddes, as he’d pitch two more seasons in the Minor Leagues before calling it a career.
All told, he pitched 26 innings of Major League ball, without a record and a 4.50 E.R.A. over eleven appearances, all for the South-Siders.