Today on the blog, a rarity these days, a "not so missing" card, this time for infielder John Donaldson, who played the last games of his six-year career in 1974, now with the Oakland A's:
Donaldson
appeared in ten games for the eventual three-peat world champs in 1974
after spending the 1971-1973 seasons in the Minors.
Over those
ten games he hit .133 with two hits over 15 at-bats, scoring a run
while also putting some time in at second and third base.
Previous
to this his last action on a Big League diamond was 1970 when he
appeared in 41 games for the A's. for whom he played the entirety of his
career outside of 95 games as a Seattle Pilot in 1969.
All told, Donaldson's career lasted 6-years, playing in 405 games,
with a .238 lifetime batting average, 96 runs scored, 292 hits and 86
RBI's over 1225 at-bats and 1380 plate appearances.
