Tuesday, June 8, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 IKE HAMPTON

Today's blog post has a "not so missing" 1979 card for former catcher Ike Hampton, who appeared in just under two dozen games for the California Angels during the 1978 season:



Hampton played in 19 games that year, hitting .214 with three hits over fourteen at-bats while picking up a little time behind the plate and at first base.
Originally up with the New York Mets in 1974, he would play the rest of his abbreviated six-year Big League career with California, batting .207, with 28 hits over 135 at-bats, with four homers, 15 runs scored and 18 RBI’s, with most of his games as a catcher with some action at first, short and third.