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.