NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 JOSE SOSA

Today we have a 1977 “not so missing” card for two-year Major league pitcher Jose Sosa, cousin of the Alou brothers, who pitched the last of his Big League games in 1976:

Sosa appeared in only nine games for the Houston Astros in 1976, his second year in the Majors, which would be the entirety of his career.
In those nine games he didn’t factor in a decision and had an earned run average of 6.94 over 11.2 innings, all out of the bullpen.
In his rookie year of 1975 he played in 25 games, faring much better when he posted a record of 1-3 with an ERA of 4.02, also picking up a save in 47 innings of work, with two of those appearances starts.
But after two seasons in the Houston Minor League system in 1977 and 1978 without a call-up, he called it a career and finished with that 1-3 record over 34 appearances, with an ERA at 4.60 in 58.2 innings pitched.

NOT QUITE MISSING IN ACTION: 1976 JOSE SOSA (1976 PROJECT)

It’s been quite some time since I posted a card from my “1976 Project” for “Reader Jim”, so here’s one I created a while ago, former pitcher Jose Sosa of the Houston Astros:

Sosa actually appeared on a multi-player rookie card in the 1976 Topps set, but Jim wanted a dedicated card for the righty based on his 25 appearances and 47 innings pitched the year before, posting a 1-3 record with a 4.60 earned run average and a single save.
It was Sosa’s first taste of the Majors, and as it turns out the bulk of it too.
In 1976 Sosa would only appear in nine games for Houston, not factoring in a decision while posting a 6.94 ERA over 11.2 innings, and that would be the sum total of his experience as a big league pitcher.
He did come from some strong baseball lineage, as he was the cousin of the Alou brothers, as well as second cousin to Moises.