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.