REVISITING A 10-YEAR-OLD POST: "MISSING" 1979 JIM BREAZEALE

On the blog today, we venture back 10 years and revisit my post for a "missing" 1979 card, that of former first baseman Jim Breazeale, who got a couple of creations here on the blog over the years:

Breazeale, who hadn't appeared in Major League action since 1972 when he was with the Atlanta Braves, made it back to hit .208 with 15 hits over 72 at-bats with three doubles, three home runs and 13 runs batted in over 25 games for the Sox in 1978.

He did have a Topps card in the 1973 set after having the most playing time of his short 4-year career in 1972.

That season he played in 52 games, batting .247 over 85 at-bats, collecting 21 hits, a couple of doubles and five home runs with 17 RBI's.

The 1978 action with the White Sox would prove to be the final time he saw on a Major League field, closing out his career with a .223 average, with 40 hits over 179 at-bats, with nine homers  and 33 RBI's thrown in.

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1970 JIM BREAZEALE

Time to go and give former Atlanta Braves first baseman Jim Breazeale a “not so missing” 1970 card based on his MLB debut of two games during the 1969 season:

Breazeale went 1-for-3 at the plate in his Big League debut, including two base on balls as a September call-up as a 19-year-old out of Houston, Texas.
He’d spend all of 1970 in the Minors before making it back in 1971, hitting .190 over the course of ten games, collecting four hits in 21 at-bats including a home run with three RBIs.
He did have a Topps card in the 1973 set after having the most playing time of his short 4-year career in 1972.
That season he played in 52 games, batting .247 over 85 at-bats, collecting 21 hits, a couple of doubles and five home runs with 17 RBI's.
Breazeale, who hadn't appeared in Major League action since 1972 when he was with the Atlanta Braves, made it back to the Majors in 1978 and hit .208 with 15 hits over 72 at-bats with three doubles, three home runs and 13 runs batted in for the Chicago White Sox.
That 1978 action with the White Sox would prove to be the final time he saw on a Major League field, closing out his career with a .223 average, with 40 hits over 179 at-bats, with nine homers  and 33 RBI's thrown in.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 JIM BREAZEALE

Here we have a "missing" 1979 card for White Sox spot-player Jim Breazeale, who appeared in 25 games during the 1978 season in the South-Side, mainly at first base.

Take a look at my card design:

Breazeale, who hadn't appeared in Major League action since 1972 when he was with the Atlanta Braves, made it back to hit .208 with 15 hits over 72 at-bats with three doubles, three home runs and 13 runs batted in.

He did have a Topps card in the 1973 set after having the most playing time of his short 4-year career in 1972.

That season he played in 52 games, batting .247 over 85 at-bats, collecting 21 hits, a couple of doubles and five home runs with 17 RBI's.

The 1978 action with the White Sox would prove to be the final time he saw on a Major League field, closing out his career with a .223 average, with 40 hits over 179 at-bats, with nine homers  and 33 RBI's thrown in.