On the blog today, we go and give Keith Moreland a "not so missing" 1979 card, after he made his MLB debut with a single game during the 1978 season:
Moreland went 0-2 at the plate in that debut, while putting in time behind the plate as catcher.
Of
course, over the course of his career Moreland would put in time in the
outfield, infield, just about anywhere his team needed him!
He
would end up playing through the 1981 season with the Phillies before
moving on to the Chicago Cubs where he would get solid playing time,
giving the Cubs some very good seasons along the way.
His
finest season would have to be 1985 when he drove in a career-best 106
runs, with a .307 average and 180 hits, also career-highs.
He
would go on to play for the San Diego padres in 1988 before one last
season split between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles in 1989.
Overall Moreland put together a very nice 12-year Big League career that saw him hit .279, with 1279 hits over 4581 at-bats in 1306 games, with 511 runs scored and 675 RBIs.