Wednesday, January 3, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 JIMMIE PRICE

Let’s go and give former Detroit Tiger catcher Jimmie Price a “career-capping” 1972 card after appearing in 29 games in 1971:


Price finished up a five-year Major League career, all with the Tigers, batting .241 in 1971 with 13 hits over 54 at-bats with seven runs batted in and four runs scored serving as backup catcher to All-Star Bill Freehan.
According to the records I found he never appeared in any pro games after that season, including Minor League play, ending up with a career average of .214 with 129 hits in 602 at-bats, along with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs.
Post playing career he went on to carve out a second career, now in broadcasting baseball both on television and radio for the Tigers. Something he still does to this very day as color-commentator for  Detroit Tigers Radio Network.