Here’s
a “not so missing” 1978 card for a four-year Major League pitcher who
never actually got a card by the time he was done with pro ball, the
Expos Gerry Hannahs:
Hannahs appeared in eight games for Montreal in 1977, going 1-5 with a
4.86 earned run average over 37 innings of work, all but one of those
games as a starter.
His first taste of the Big Leagues was the year before, going 2-0 over
three starts, with a bloated 6.75 ERA in 16 innings pitched.
He’d find himself with the pennant winning Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978,
appearing in a single game, throwing two innings and getting hit hard,
allowing three hits and two earned runs, though he did strikeout five of
the six batters he faced.
In 1979, he’d appear in what would turn out to be the last four games of
his Major League career, going 0-2 for the Dodgers with a 3.38 ERA over
16 innings pitched, finishing up with a career record of 3-7, along
with an ERA of 5,07 over 16 games and 71 innings pitched.
It’s worthy to note that back in 1976, before being called up to
Montreal, he had a fantastic Minor League season with the Quebec Metros
of the Eastern League, going 20-6 with a 2.39 ERA and five shutouts over
26 starts.
After a couple of Minor League seasons in 1980 and 1981, including a
nice 15-9 campaign with the Albuquerque Dukes in ‘80, he called it a
playing career.