Here’s
a “not so missing” 1973 card for former Oakland A’s outfielder Bobby
Brooks, who made it back to the Majors in 1972 after a year in Minor
League ball:
Brooks appeared in 15 games for Oakland during the 1972 season, batting
.179 with seven hits over 39 at-bats while filling in at centerfield.
In 1973 he’d find himself as a member of the California Angels, where
he’d play the last four games of his brief four-year Big League career,
collecting a single over seven at-bats.
Overall, he retired with a .231 batting average, with 33 hits over 143
at-bats spread out over 55 games, while playing all three outfield slots
for Oakland and California.