Lersch, who was on a multi-player rookie card in the 1969 set, was skipped in 1970 by Topps, and understandably so after only appearing in 10 games for the Phillies, all out of the bullpen while going 0-3 with a bloated 7.13 earned run average over 17.2 innings of work.
It was actually the first taste of Big League ball for Lersch, who would go on to post a nice season in 1970, going 6-3 with a 3.26 ERA, appearing in 42 games with 11 of them starts.
He would end up pitching six-years in the Major Leagues, all but his final season of 1974 with the Phillies, while his career-capper was with the St. Louis Cardinals where he appeared in one single game, throwing 1.1 innings.
All told, he finished with a career record of 18-32 over 169 games, with a 3.82 ERA in 570.1 innings, posting six saves and throwing a shutout.
