On the blog today, we venture back 10 years and revisit my post for
a "missing" 1979 card, that of former first baseman Jim Breazeale, who
got a couple of creations here on the blog over the years:
Breazeale, who hadn't appeared in Major League action since 1972
when he was with the Atlanta Braves, made it back to hit .208 with 15
hits over 72 at-bats with three doubles, three home runs and 13 runs
batted in over 25 games for the Sox in 1978.
He did have a Topps card in the 1973 set after having the most playing time of his short 4-year career in 1972.
That season he played in 52 games, batting .247 over 85 at-bats,
collecting 21 hits, a couple of doubles and five home runs with 17
RBI's.
The 1978 action with the White Sox would prove to be the final time
he saw on a Major League field, closing out his career with a .223
average, with 40 hits over 179 at-bats, with nine homers and 33 RBI's
thrown in.
