Thursday, March 25, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 DOUG BAIR

On the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1977 card for long-time Big League reliever Doug Bair, who was just starting his career with a few games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1976:


Bair appeared in four games with the Pirates that year, not factoring in a decision while pitching to a 5.68 earned run average over 6.1 innings of work.
The following year he would find himself a member of the Oakland A's, going 4-6 with a 3.46 ERA over 45 appearances and 83.1 innings, along with eight saves.
He'd have his finest year in 1979 with the Cincinnati Reds, going 11-7 over 70 appearances with a brilliant 1.97 ERA and 28 saves in 100.1 innings.
He would go on to pitch through the 1990 season, good for 15 Major League seasons, appearing in 584 games with seven teams, going 55-43 with a 3.63 ERA and 81 saves over 909.1 innings of work.
He was a member of two Championship teams, the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals and 1984 Detroit Tigers, going 0-2 in Postseason play in six games and 4.2 innings.