NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 DON STANHOUSE

On the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1976 card for former reliever Don Stanhouse, who appeared in only four games the previous season with the Montreal Expos:

After his first three seasons in the Big Leagues as a member of the Texas Rangers, Stanhouse found himself North of the border with the Expos.
In those four appearances, three of which were starts, Stanhouse didn’t factor in a decision while throwing to a 8.31 earned run average over 13 innings of work.
After the Expos made him a starter in 1976, he had a season that saw him post a career high 184 innings on the mound, going 9-12 with a 3.77 ERA in 34 games.
But it was his 1978 and 1979 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles that got Stanhouse some attention when he posted sub-3.00 ERA’s and 20+ saves each year.
In 1979, he helped the Orioles make it all the way to the World Series, even making the only All-Star team of his career.
Sadly for him after finding himself in Los Angeles in 1980 after signing as a Free Agent, he never found that groove again, suffering injuries and limiting him to only 38 more games between 1980 and 1982, with only 51.2 innings pitched.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 DON STANHOUSE

After appearing in the 1973 Topps set with a very nice horizontal card, former relief pitcher Don Stanhouse didn’t make the cut the following year, so I went and created a “missing” card here:

Before helping the Baltimore Orioles reach the World Series in 1979 with a very nice all-star season, Stanhouse played for the Texas Rangers and Montreal Expos, bouncing between a starting and relief role.
In 1973 Stanhouse appeared in 21 games for the Rangers, posting a 1-7 record with a 4.76 earned run average and a single save over 70 innings of work.
Over the next couple of seasons he wouldn’t see much action, until the Expos made him a starter in 1976, a season that saw Stanhouse post a career high 184 innings on the mound, going 9-12 with a 3.77 ERA in 34 games.
But it was his 1978 and 1979 seasons that got Stanhouse some attention when he posted sub-3.00 ERA’s and over 20 saves year.
Sadly for him after finding himself in Los Angeles in 1980 he never found that groove again, suffering injuries and limiting him to only 38 more games in his career before retiring after the 1982 season back in Baltimore.