Next
up on the blog is a “Not So Missing” 1974 card for former Atlanta
Braves first baseman Jack Pierce, who made his Major League debut during
the 1973 season:
Pierce appeared in 11 games for the Braves in 1973, collecting a single
over 20 at-bats while playing six of those games at first.
He’d go on to play another six games in 1974 before finding himself with
the Detroit Tigers in 1975, playing in 53 games and hitting .235 with
40 hits in 170 at-bats, with eight home runs and 22 runs batted in.
But after that time with the Tigers, he’d go on to play two seasons in
both the Mexican and Japanese Leagues in 1976 and 1977 before coming
back to America in 1978, where he’d play for the Seattle Mariners
organization for two years, never making the Big Leagues however.
After those two Minor League seasons for the Mariners, he went back and
played in the Mexican League for the next eight years, retiring for good
as an active pro player in 1987.
Overall, as a Major League player, Pierce batted .211 with 42 hits over
199 at-bats in 70 games between 1973 and 1975, with 20 runs scored and
22 RBIs along with eight home runs.