Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 JORGE ROQUE

Today's blog post has a career-capping 1974 card for four-year Major League outfielder Jorge Roque, who put in 25 games with the Montreal Expos in 1973:

 
That 1973 season was the only one for Roque North of the border, hitting .148 with nine games in 61 at-bats, scoring seven while driving in six.
Between 1970 and 1972 he suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals, appearing in only 40 games combined, collecting 10 hits in 78 at-bats with a homer, seven runs scored and 6 RBIs.
After his brief time in the Majors he’d go on to put another six seasons in the Mexican League, playing for a few different teams before retiring for good at the age of only 29 in 1979.
All told, his MLB tenure finished with a career .137 batting average, with 19 hits in 139 at-bats over 65 games between 1970 and 1973.