Up on the blog today, we have a 1977 "not so missing" card for two-year Major League outfielder Steve Bowling, who made his Big League debut in 1976 as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers:
Bowling appeared in only 14 games for Milwaukee, hitting .167 with seven hits over 42 at-bats, scoring four and driving in two.
The
following year he would find himself a member of the new Toronto Blue
jays franchise, playing in 89 games and hitting .206, scoring 19 and
driving in 13.
It's surprising Topps didn't give Bowling a
card in their 1978 set considering all the playing time he had that
season, so years ago I did create a "missing" card for him in that set.
Anyway, after two more seasons in the Minors for the White Sox and Reds, he'd call it a career for good after 1979.
His final career stats: a .199 batting average, with that single home run and 15 runs batted in over 103 games and 236 at-bats.