NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1970 BARRY LERSCH

I love adding to the 1970 checklist! So today I post up a “not so missing” 1970 card for former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Barry Lersch:

Lersch, who was on a multi-player rookie card in the 1969 set, was skipped in 1970 by Topps, and understandably so after only appearing in 10 games for the Phillies, all out of the bullpen while going 0-3 with a bloated 7.13 earned run average over 17.2 innings of work.
It was actually the first taste of Big League ball for Lersch, who would go on to post a nice season in 1970, going 6-3 with a 3.26 ERA, appearing in 42 games with 11 of them starts.
He would end up pitching six-years in the Major Leagues, all but his final season of 1974 with the Phillies, while his career-capper was with the St. Louis Cardinals where he appeared in one single game, throwing 1.1 innings.
All told, he finished with a career record of 18-32 over 169 games, with a 3.82 ERA in 570.1 innings, posting six saves and throwing a shutout.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 BARRY LERSCH

Here’s a 1975 card for former pitcher Barry Lersch, who finished up a six-year Major League career with one single game in 1974 with the St. Louis Cardinals:

After playing the first five years of his big league career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Lersch took the mound for a single game on September 21st 1974, and it wasn’t pretty, as he gave up six earned runs on three hits and five walks in only 1.1 innings.
That adds up to an earned run average of 40.50, but he didn’t factor in a decision, ending his career with a record of 18-32 with a 3.82 E.R.A., 317 strikeouts and six saves over 169 appearances and 570.1 innings of work.