Monday, March 19, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 CRAIG SKOK

Time for a 1974 “not really missing” card for former pitcher Craig Skok, who started his career with 11 appearances with the 1973 Boston Red Sox:


Skok, who’d later get a Topps card as a member of the Atlanta Braves in 1979, posted a record of 0-1 in his first taste of Big League ball in ‘73, with a bloated 6.28 earned run average over 28.2 innings pitched.
He wouldn’t appear in another Major League game until 1976, now as a member of the Texas Rangers, posting another 0-1 season before coming back to the Majors in 1978 with the Braves where he’d finally get his first win, going 3-2 with a 4.35 ERA over 43 appearances and 62 innings of work.
In 1979 he’d be back with the Braves, going 1-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 44 appearances and 54.1 innings, but it would be the last time on a Big League mound, spending all of 1980 in the Minors before retiring from Pro Ball.
For his career he appeared in 107 games, all in relief, with a record of 4-7 and a 4.86 earned run average with five saves in 150 innings pitched.

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