Here’s
a “not so missing” 1976 card for former infielder Craig Robinson, who
found himself back to a spot role after appearing in a career-high 145
games the previous season:
Robinson was coming off of a 1974 season that saw him amass 506 plate
appearances with the Atlanta Braves, hitting .230 with 104 hits and 52
runs scored while manning shortstop.
But in 1975 he found himself traded to the San Francisco Giants for Ed
Goodson in June and only got into 29 games the rest of the way, 39 total
split between the two teams, hitting a dreadful .065 with three hits in
46 at-bats.
Funny enough, in 1976 he’d see himself back with the Atlanta Braves
after starting the season with the Giants, and he’d play through the
1977 season, albeit again in spot role, appearing in only 57 games
combined for what would end up being his final two seasons in the Big
Leagues.
By the time he finished, Robinson finished with a career .219 batting
average, with 157 hits in 718 at-bats, scoring 80 runs and driving in 42
in 292 games and 718 at-bats spread out over six seasons.