NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 RICH CHILES

Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1974 card for former outfielder Rich Chiles, who moved on to the New York Mets in 1973 after his first two seasons with the Houston Astros:

Chiles only appeared in eight games for the Mets that year, hitting .120 with three hits (two of them doubles) over 25 at-bats while scoring two and driving in one.
He would go on to play the entire 1974 and 1975 seasons in the Minors before making it back to the Big Leagues in 1976 with, you guessed it, the Astros again, though only appearing in five games, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
1977 and 1978 saw him now suiting up for the Minnesota Twins, where he saw substantial playing time, getting into 108 and 87 games respectively, hitting a combined .267 while playing the corner outfield spots.
Sadly for him however, all that got him was two seasons in the Minors in 1979/80 playing for the Cleveland and Pittsburgh organizations before retiring at the age of 30.
All told, his playing career lasted parts of six years, hitting .254 with 157 hits in 618 at-bats over 284 games between 1971 and 1978, with 68 runs scored and 76 RBIs.