NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION: 1973 FRANK TEPEDINO

On the blog today, we have a "not quite missing in action" 1973 card for former outfielder/first baseman Frank Tepedino of the New York Yankees:

 

Tepedino was back with the Yankees in 1972 after a season with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971, though his 1972 season was the sum total of eight games, all as a pinch-hitter, going 0-8 at the plate with a strikeout.

Never a full-time player, Tepedino never played more than 78 games in a season, and that was in 1974 with Atlanta, when he hit .231 with 39 hits in 169 at-bats.

Originally up with the New York Yankees, he also played with the Milwaukee Brewers the last half of 1971, before a short stint back with the Yanks in 1972, then on to the Atlanta Braves.

He would end up batting .241 as a Major League player, totaling 122 hits in 507 at-bats in 265 games, with 50 runs scored and 58 runs batted in.

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 FRANK TEPEDINO

Up on the blog today, we have a career-capping "not so missing" 1976 card for former first baseman Frank Tepedino, who finished up an eight-year Big League career with eight games for the Atlanta Braves in 1975:

 

Tepedino went 0-7 at the plate over those eight games, finishing up a career that saw him play parts of eight seasons between 1967 and 1975.

Never a full-time player, Tepedino never played more than 78 games in a season, and that was in 1974 with Atlanta, when he hit .231 with 39 hits in 169 at-bats.

Originally up with the New York Yankees, he also played with the Milwaukee Brewers the last half of 1971, before a short stint back with the Yanks in 1972, then on to the Atlanta Braves.

He would end up batting .241 as a Major League player, totaling 122 hits in 507 at-bats in 265 games, with 50 runs scored and 58 runs batted in.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 FRANK TEPEDINO

Here’s a “missing” 1972 card for former first-baseman/outfielder Frank Tepedino, who put together an eight-year career in the Major Leagues between 1967 and 1975:

Tepedino appeared in 59 games during the 1971 season, split between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, batting .188 with 21 hits over 112 at-bats.
After playing in only eight games the following year for the Bronx Bombers, he would move on to the Atlanta Braves, where he would play the final three years of his pro days, seeing the most action of his career, helping out at first base as well as pinch-hitting.
He would end up batting .241 as a Major League player, totaling 122 hits in 507 at-bats in 265 games, with 50 runs scored and 58 runs batted in.