Tuesday, February 20, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 JOHN SCOTT

Here’s a “not so missing” 1976 card for former San Diego Padres outfielder John Scott, who appeared in 25 games during the 1975 season:


Scott would actually get his only Topps card as part of the 1978 set, as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, for whom he played 79 games during their inaugural 1977 season.
But in 1975, he went 0-9 over those 25 games, though scoring nine runs with two stolen bases in pinch-running duties in his second taste of the Big Leagues.
In 1974 he appeared in 14 games for the Padres, collecting a single over 15 at-bats in his first Major League action, with three runs scored and a stolen base.
That aforementioned 1977 season with Toronto would be the last of his career, batting .240 with 56 hits in 233 at-bats, with 26 runs and 15 runs batted in, finishing up his brief three year career with a .222 batting average before moving on to Japan for a few seasons before calling it a career in 1982.

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