Monday, September 9, 2019

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1971 MEL BEHNEY

Up on the blog today is a card I thought I already created some time ago, but better late than never, a 1971 “not so missing” card for former one-year pitcher Mel Behney:


The 22-year-old played the entirety of his Big League career between August 14th of 1970, through September 20th, appearing in five games and going 0-2 with an earned run average of 4.50 over 10 innings of work.
He would go on to pitch another three years in the Minor Leagues, the last season in the Boston system, but never get a chance at a Major League game again.
Oddly, he would get a spot on a Topps multi-player rookie card in both the 1972 and 1973 sets, even though he never appeared in an MLB game again.
I did notice that in his final pro season, playing with the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1973, he made 18 starts and completed 12 of them.
Just something quirky that struck me when I looked over his career.

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