Up on the blog today, we have a "not so missing" 1975 card for former New York Mets pitcher Craig Swan, who was left out of the set by Topps after having a spot on a multi-player rookie card the year before:
Swan appeared in seven games during the 1974 season, going 1-3 with a 4.45 earned run average in 30.1 innings of work.
This after making his MLB debut in 1973 with three games, going 0-1 and pitching to a 8.64 ERA over 8.1 innings.
He
would spend the bulk of his Big League career with the Mets, playing in
all but two games with them between 1973 and 1984, finishing with the
California Angels.
His best years were 1978 and 1979, when he'd go a combined 23-19 over 64 games, even leading the N.L. with a 2.43 ERA in '78.
Overall,
he finished his career with a record of 59-72 over 231 appearances,
with a 3.74 ERA in 1235.2 innings, with seven shutouts and two saves
thrown in.
