On the blog today we have a career-capping "not so missing" 1973 card for former California Angels outfielder/first baseman Bill Cowan:
Cowan
appeared in only three games for the Angels in what turned out to be
the last action of his eight-year career, going 0-3 at the plate as a
pinch-hitter.
Originally up with the Chicago Cubs in 1963, he would end up retiring with a .236 career average, with
281 hits in 1190 at-bats, along with 40 homers and 125 runs batted in for six different teams.
His
only full season of action came in his rookie 1964 season when he
appeared in 139 games for the Cubs, hitting 19 homers while driving in
50, setting personal bests across the board in all offensive categories.
On a side-note: he put up some monster seasons in the Minors his 1st
three pro years between 1961 and 1963, slamming as many as 35 homers and
driving in as much as 122 runs while dividing his time in various
levels of the Chicago Cubs system.
