NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 RALPH GARCIA

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.