Today's blog post has a career-capping "not so missing" 1973 card for former Atlanta Braves infielder Gil Garrido, who finished up a six-year Big League career with 40 games in 1972:
Garrido
hit what turned out to be a career-best .267 over those 40 games, with
20 hits in 75 official at-bats, scoring 11 runs and driving in seven
himself.
A Brave since 1968, he never played a full season
over that time, with a high of 101 appearances in 1970 when he hit .264
with 97 hits over 367 at-bats, all career-highs.
Back in 1964
he made his Big League debut with the San Francisco Giants as a
23-year-old, collecting 2 hits over 25 at-bats, (not so) good for a
batting average of .080.
He would spend the three years in the Minors before joining the Braves in 1968, appearing in 18 games.
All told, Garrido played in 334 games during his career, hitting .237 with 207 hits over 872 at-bats, with 81 runs scored and 51 RBIs between 1964 and 1972.
