Today
I post up a “not so missing” 1975 card for former San Diego Padres
pitcher Ralph Garcia, who appeared in what would be the last eight games
of his brief two-year Major league career in 1974:
Garcia didn’t factor in a decision over those eight appearances,
throwing 10.1 innings to an ERA of 6.10 with nine strikeouts against
seven walks.
His only other Big League action was back in 1972 when he came up and
threw five innings over three appearances as a September call-up for the
Padres, again not picking up a decision but pitching to a very nice
1.80 ERA.
After a 1975 season that saw him spend the entire year in the Minor
Leagues, Garcia retired for good as a player, leaving us with 11
appearances over 15.1 innings, no decisions and an ERA of 4.70, striking
out 12.