York appeared in 41 games for Houston during the 1973 season, going 3-4 with an earned run average of 4.42 over 53 innings of work with six saves.
Definitely enough action in the season to warrant a card in the 1974 set don’t you think?
Ironically, York WAS given a card in both the 1973 set after a 1972 season that saw him appear in only 26 games with 36 innings pitched.
Nevertheless, York put in seven years in the Big Leagues, appearing in 174 games and throwing 285 innings, all but four appearances out of the bullpen.
Over that time he finished with a career 16-17 record, with an ERA of 3.79 and 10 saves pitching for the Kansas City Royals, Astros and three games with the New York Yankees in his final year of 1976 (watch for that “not so missing” card right here in the near future).
