On the blog today, a 1979 "not so missing" card for former pitcher
Mike Barlow, who appeared in one single game for the California Angels
in 1978:
After a 1977 season that saw him
appear in 20 games for the Halos, where he posted a record of 4-2 with a
4.58 earned run average over 59 innings, Barlow spent most of the 1978
season in the Minors as a reliever with Salt Lake City, putting up solid
numbers to the tune of 17 saves to go with a record of 6-5 with a 3.16
ERA over 77 innings.
In his one game, he threw two innings, giving up a run while striking out one, allowing three hits without issuing a walk.
He'd
come back in 1979 to appear in 35 games, going 1-1 with a 5.13 ERA over
86 innings before moving on to the Toronto Blue Jays for what tuned out
to be the last two seasons of his Big League career, appearing in 52
games combined and going 3-1.
For his career, Barlow would end
up with a record of 10-6 over 133 appearances, with a 4.63 ERA in 246.2
innings of work, striking out 96 while giving up 104 walks.
