NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 JOE KEENER

Really fun card to add to the virtual “collection”, here’s my 1977 “not so missing” card for two-game Major League pitcher Joe Keener of the Montreal Expos, who had his day in the sun as a September call-up in 1976:

Keener’s two-game Big League career totaled 4.1 innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits for a bloated 10.38 earned run average, with both appearances being starts for Montreal.
It would be the only Major League action of his professional career, which spanned 1973 through 1979, all for Montreal, for whom he had some really nice MiLB seasons, especially 1974 when he posted a record of 16-6 with a sparkling 1.77 ERA over his 27 starts between A and Triple-A ball.
Nevertheless, he finished his career with a record of 0-1 over those two games, walking eight (ouch!) with one strikeout over 27 batters faced through those 4.1 innings.