NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1978 JACK KUCEK

Here’s a fun card I could not pass up to create, albeit with an obviously out-dated image from a year prior, a 1978 “not so missing” card for former White Sox pitcher Jack Kucek, sporting the shorts experimented with in the Summer of 1976:

As with my previous card of Larry Monroe, here we see what looks to be a Spring Training shot of Kucek wearing the shorts, which I do believe if from 1977.
Has anyone confirmed the White Sox tried the shorts again during Spring Training of 1977 after using them for a short while during the season in 1976?
Nevertheless, this would have been awesome to have pulled from packs back then! Kucek was just about to pitch in his fifth Major League season in 1978, all with the Chicago White Sox, though each and every one was brief, topping out with 10 appearances in 1978.
He’d move on to the Philadelphia Phillies for a short time in 1979, appearing in four games after starting the season in Chicago, throwing 2/3 of an inning.
In 1980 he’d get the most action he’d see in his MLB career, this with the Toronto Blue Jays, yet ironically that would be the last season of his career, and on top of it would not even make Topps’ set in 1981 even with 23 appearances and 68 innings pitched.
All told, by the time he finished after that 1980 season, he ended up with a record of 7-16 over 59 appearances and 205.2 innings of work, collecting two saves and a 5.12 earned run average over seven years.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 JACK KUCEK

Here’s a “missing” 1979 card for former White Sox pitcher Jack Kucek, who appeared in two multi-player rookie cards (1975 and 1976) as well as a 1977 card:

Oddly enough, Kucek saw a significant amount of playing time in 1978 as far as his career was concerned, warranting a card in the ‘79 set, yet barely saw any playing time in the other seasons when he did get a spot in Topps’ sets.
During the 1978 season Kucek appeared in 10 games, pitching to a 2-3 record with a nice 3.29 earned run average over 52 innings of work.
What stands out to me is that of those 10 appearances he had five starts and completed three of them, while collecting a save among his other games played.
He would put together a seven-year career, posting a 7-16 record with a 5.12 ERA over 59 games and 205.2 innings, with a couple of saves and 121 strikeouts.