Here’s
a “not so missing” 1974 card for three-game Major Leaguer Greg Harts,
who appeared for the New York Mets as a September call-up in 1973 for
his only taste of the Big League experience:
Harts went 1-for-2 at the plate for the Mets, singling in his first
Major League at-bat after spending four seasons in their Minor League
system.
He had some pop in his bat, hitting 19 and 20 homers respectively in
1971 and 1972, while also showing some speed with 23 stolen bases in the
latter season.
But after his Big League debut he was back in the Minors for 1974 where
he split time between Double and Triple-A ball, hitting .259 with 10
homers and eight stolen bases.
1975 saw him down to A-Ball, where after only 19 games he was done,
though I don’t know hy since according to Baseball_Reference he never
had a plate appearance in those 19 games.
Odd.
Anyone know what became of Harts?