On the blog today, a card I never realized should have been created, a 1979 "not so missing" card for former outfielder Charlie Spikes, who spent a year in the Motor City, appearing in 10 games for the Detroit Tigers during the 1978 season:
Spikes hit .250 in that limited play, going 7-for 28 at the plate with a run scored and two runs batted in.
This
was after five seasons playing for the Cleveland Indians, where he had
some decent success, twice topping 20 home runs while driving in 73 and
80 runs respectively in 1973 and 1974.
After his time in
Detroit, he went on to the Atlanta Braves where he'd play what turned
out to be his last two years in the Majors, 1979 and 1980, appearing in
104 combined games, hitting about .279 with three homers and 24 runs
batted in.
In 1981 he decided to go East, the Far East,
playing one last pro season in Japan, playing for the Chunichi Dragons
in Nagoya, appearing in only 26 games and hitting a woeful .122.
All told, he finished his Big League career with a .246 average, with 65 homers and 256 RBIs over 2039 at-bats in 670 games between 1972 and 1980.
