On the blog today we have a card that I never realized was "missing", though really "not so missing", and that is a 1979 card for former catcher Tim Blackwell, the subject of a few other creations here on the blog over the years:
Blackwell
appeared in 49 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1978, hitting .223 with 23
hits over 103 at-bats, with eight runs scored and seven runs batted in.
It
was his first year with the Cubs after splitting the 1977 season with
the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos after coming up with the
Boston Red Sox, playing for them in both 1974 and 1975.
Never really a full-time player, the bulk of his MLB tenure was with the
Chicago Cubs between 1978 and 1981, where he had his best year, in 1980
when he played in 103 games, hitting .272 with 87 hits and setting
personal bests in pretty much every category because of the extra
playing time.
After a couple of years with the Montreal Expos in 1982 and 1983, he retired, finishing up with a career .228 average, with 238 hits in 1044 at-bats in 426 games.
After a couple of years with the Montreal Expos in 1982 and 1983, he retired, finishing up with a career .228 average, with 238 hits in 1044 at-bats in 426 games.
