Tuesday, May 25, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 JEFF TERPKO

Today's blog post has a "not so missing" 1975 card for former pitcher Jeff Terpko, who made his MLB debut during the 1974 season with the Texas Rangers:

  

Terpko appeared in three games as a 23-year-old rookie, not factoring in a decision while pitching to a 1.29 earned run average over seven innings.

He would spend all of 1975 in the Minors before coming back in 1976, appearing in 32 games for Texas, going 3-3 with a very nice 2.39 ERA over 52.2 innings, all out of the bullpen.
In 1977 he'd now play for the Montreal Expos after getting traded for Rodney Scott, and he would appear in only 13 games, going 0-1 with an ERA at 5.66 in 20.2 innings.
Turns out it would be the last Major League action he'd see, as he would go on to spend all of 1978 in the Baltimore Minor League system, retiring at season's end.
All told, for his Big League career he appeared in 48 games, going 3-4 with a nice 3.14 ERA over 80.1 innings, entirely out of the bullpen, striking out 41 while walking 48.