Really fun card to add to the blog today, a "not so missing" 1979 card for one-game Major league first baseman Hank Small, who had his day in the sun as a September call-up in 1978:
Small played his one game on September 27th of 1978, going 0-4 at the plate while manning first base after spending three years toiling in the Minors for the Atlanta Braves franchise.
He was tearing up the International League in 1978, with 25 homers and 101 runs batted in before getting the call.
However, you know how this goes, as he would spend all of 1979 in the Minors again, retiring at season's end.
I
don't know why he didn't stick around longer as he was still only 24
years of age,so I'm hoping perhaps someone out there has a deeper story
into it?
Please let me know if you do.
Sadly I see that in 2010, at the age of only 54, Small died as a result of a fall at his home in Griffin, Georgia.
R.I.P. Sir...