Friday, October 18, 2024

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION: 1978 GIL PATTERSON

Up on the blog today, a "not so missing" 1978 card for one-year MLB pitcher Gil Patterson of the New York Yankees:


Patterson appeared in 10 games for the eventual World Champion Bronx Bombers, going 1-2 with a 5.40 earned run average over 33.1 innings, with six of those games starts.
He also picked up a save and struck out 29 batters while walking 20, allowing three homers among his 38 hits.
You may remember that he did have a spot on one of those 1977 multi-player rookie cards, however funny enough the image is NOT Patterson at all, but another Yankee Minor Leaguer who escapes my mind at the moment.
After missing all of 1978 due to injury, he put in another three years in the Minors, the last season of 1982 in the San Francisco Giants organization, never making it to the Big Leagues again.
But hey, if you're going to put in one year in the Majors, it may as well be with the World Champs!


 

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