After
creating a “missing” 1972 card for former Pirates pitcher John Lamb, I
figured I’d go ahead and create a “not so missing” 1974 card as well:
Lamb pitched what would be the final 22 games of his brief three-year
career in 1973, collecting two saves while posting a record of 0-1.
He had a bloated ERA of 6.07 over his 29.2 innings pitched, all out of the bullpen, while striking out 11 and walking 10.
That would be it for him as a Big League pitcher, as he’d spend all of
1974 in the Pirates Minor Leagues system before leaving the game for
good.
His final numbers would be a record of 0-2, with a 4.07 earned run
average over 66.1 innings and 47 appearances, all as a reliever.