NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 JERRY BELL

Here’s a “not so missing” 1975 card for former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jerry Bell, who finished up a brief four-year Major League career with five appearances during the 1974 season:

Bell, who originally came up to the Big Leagues with eight appearances in 1971, pitched to a 1-0 record in 1974, with a nice 2.57 earned run average over 14 innings of work.
The previous season had him see the most action in any one season, making 31 appearances, with 25 of them starts, going 9-9 with a 3.97 ERA in 183.2 innings along with eight complete games and a save.
But for whatever reason, he never made it back to the Big Leagues again, spending all of 1975 in the Minors before retiring when the year was over.
For his career, Bell finished at 17-11, with a nice 3.28 ERA over 69 games and 283 innings pitched, striking out 89 with eight complete games and a single save.
Some of you may remember Bell from the 1972 Darrell Porter rookie card with the images swapped, with Bell always signing over “Darrell Porter” on the card years later. Hilarious.