Today on the blog we have a "not so missing" 1975 card for Jim
Lyttle, a subject of other missing cards here on the blog over the
years:
Lyttle appeared in 25 games for the
Montreal Expos during the 1974 season, hitting .333 based on three hits
over 33 at-bats, with two RBIs and a run scored.
He carved out an eight-year career for himself, playing for the Yankees, White Sox, Expos and Dodgers between 1969 and 1976.
In that time he compiled a .248 batting average, 176 hits, 71 runs and 70 runs batted in with nine homers.
Looking further into his career I saw that he played seven seasons
in Japan after his Major League career, putting up some solid numbers
for Hiroshima.
In both 1978 and 1981 he hit 33 homers and drove in 100+ runs, and
closed out his Japanese career with 166 taters with 529 R.B.I.'s. after
retiring in 1983.
When you look at his playing career against his card appearances,
it turns out he's also "missing" from a few other sets: 1973, 1975 and
1977.
Needless to say, I'll be tackling those in the future as well.
