Today's blog post has a "not so missing" 1971 card for catcher Joe Feruson of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who made his Big League debut with five appearances in 1970:
Ferguson
went 1-for-4 at the plate over that time, with a run batted in and a
couple walks as part of a trove of young new talent taking over the
Dodgers line-up at that time.
Over the next 13 Big League seasons he had himself a nice 14-year Major League career,
really acting as a back-up or platooning catcher, with only two seasons
seeing him get as many as 500 plate appearances: 1973 with L.A. and 1977
with Houston.
His 1973 season with the Dodgers got him some MVP consideration, as he hit .263 with 25 homers and 88 runs batted in, along with 87 walks and 84 runs scored. Not bad at all!
For his career, he finished with a .240 average with 122 homers and 445 RBIs, with 719 hits over 3001 at-bats.
His 1973 season with the Dodgers got him some MVP consideration, as he hit .263 with 25 homers and 88 runs batted in, along with 87 walks and 84 runs scored. Not bad at all!
For his career, he finished with a .240 average with 122 homers and 445 RBIs, with 719 hits over 3001 at-bats.
