MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 EDDIE SOLOMON

Here’s a “missing” 1977 card for former pitcher Eddie Solomon, “Buddy J”, who appeared in 26 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976:

Solomon posted an even 1-1 record during the Bicentennial year, pitching 37 innings with a 4.86 earned run average and 19 strikeouts.
He’d go on to pitch in the Majors through the 1982 season, finishing up with a record of 36-42 with a 4.00 ERA over 191 appearances, 95 of them starts, seeing the most action with the Atlanta Braves between 1977 and 1979.
Sadly, in 1986 at the age of only 34 he passed away in an automobile accident in Macon, Georgia, having last pitched in a pro game during the 1983 season in the Yankees Minor League system.