Here’s
a “not so missing” 1970 card for a pitcher who appeared in the only
seven Major League games of his career in September of 1969, Gary
Taylor:
Taylor came up for his cup-of-coffee with the Detroit Tigers at the age
of 23 and went on to post a record of 0-1 with an earned run average of
5.23 over 10.1 innings.
It would be his only time spent on a Big League mound as he’d return to
the Minors in 1970, where he’d play the final two years of his Pro
career in Detroit’s system before retiring for good.
Before his call-up in 1969 he had a nice year in the Minors, going 15-8
with a 3.41 ERA over 37 games, 17 of which were starts. Easily his
finest season of his six-year professional career.