Friday, January 22, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 JOHN VUKOVICH

On the blog today, we have a "not so missing" 1977 card for former infielder John Vukovich, who got into only four games in 1976 with the Philadelphia Phillies:

Coming over from the Cincinnati Reds before the season started, Vukovich went 1-for-8 at the plate in those eight games while playing some first and third base.
He would have a similar season in 1977, getting into only two games before spending all of 1978 in the Minors, before making it back in 1979 where he would (barely) play over the next three seasons, a total of 70 games between the three years, all with the Phillies.
All told he’d finish up with a .161 career average with 90 hits in 559 at-bats over parts of ten seasons, while playing all infield positions and playing for two World Champs (1975 Reds and 1980 Phillies), though he didn’t get into Post Season action himself.
He would also get two brief stints as manager, two games heading the Chicago Cubs in 1986 and nine games in 1988 with the Phillies.