Time for another "revisit" for many of you that weren't following the blog 10 years ago.
This time it's my "missing" 1975 card for former New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Geprge Theodore:
Theodore did get a card in the 1974 set after his rookie year of ‘73,
but after appearing in 60 games during the 1975 season, it didn’t
warrant a card the following year in Topps’ eyes, and considering he
never played another Major League game again, they made the right
choice.
For the ‘74 season, Theodore hit .158 with 12 hits over 76 at-bats,
giving him a combined .219 career batting average based on 42 hits in
192 at-bats over 105 games.
Time
to go and add a “nicknames of the 1970’s” card for “The Stork”, George
Theodore, the former New York Mets first baseman/outfielder of two
seasons:
Theodore appeared in a total of 105 games for the Mets in 1973 and 1974,
hitting a combined .219 with 42 hits in 192 games, including two homers
and 16 runs batted in while scoring 21 runs.
Sadly, perhaps many remember Theodore for his terrible collision in a
game against the Atlanta Braves in 1973 at Shea Stadium when he crashed
into teammate Don Hahn, leading to Theodore dislocating his hip.
He would spend all of 1975 in the Mets minor league system before
retiring, finishing up with seven pro seasons, all for New York, with
only those two brief stretches in the Majors in 1973 and 1974, with 45
and 60 games respectively.
Here’s
a “missing” 1975 Topps card for former New York Met George Theodore, he
of a short two-year stint with in the Majors in 1973 and 1974:
Theodore did get a card in the 1974 set after his rookie year of ‘73,
but after appearing in 60 games during the 1975 season, it didn’t
warrant a card the following year in Topps’ eyes, and considering he
never played another Major League game again, they made the right
choice.
For the ‘74 season, Theodore hit .158 with 12 hits over 76 at-bats,
giving him a combined .219 career batting average based on 42 hits in
192 at-bats over 105 games.
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