NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 EDDIE SOLOMON

Time to go and give former pitcher Eddie Solomon a “not so missing” 1974 card after his first taste of the Big Leagues the previous season:

Solomon, who would go on to pitch 10 years in the Major Leagues, appeared in four games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1973, not factoring in a decision with a 7.11 earned run average over 6.1 innings.
He’d appear in just four games the following season as well, but would see much better results, posting an ERA of 1.50 over 6 innings, allowing just one earned run.
He’d spend the rest of his career as an arm that could start or come out of the bullpen, mainly with the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates, for whom he pitched between 1977 and 1982.
He finished his career with a record of 36-42, along with an ERA of exactly 4.00 over 191 appearances and 718 innings, with 95 of those games as starts.
Sadly, in January of 1986 at the young age of only 34, he died in a car accident in Macon, Georgia.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 EDDIE SOLOMON

Here’s a “missing” 1977 card for former pitcher Eddie Solomon, “Buddy J”, who appeared in 26 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976:

Solomon posted an even 1-1 record during the Bicentennial year, pitching 37 innings with a 4.86 earned run average and 19 strikeouts.
He’d go on to pitch in the Majors through the 1982 season, finishing up with a record of 36-42 with a 4.00 ERA over 191 appearances, 95 of them starts, seeing the most action with the Atlanta Braves between 1977 and 1979.
Sadly, in 1986 at the age of only 34 he passed away in an automobile accident in Macon, Georgia, having last pitched in a pro game during the 1983 season in the Yankees Minor League system.