NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 LARRY JOHNSON

On the blog this fine day, we have a career-capping 1979 card for former catcher Larry Johnson, who appeared in three scant games for the Chicago White Sox during the 1978 season:

 

After a full season in the Minor Leagues in 1977 Johnson made it back to the Majors in 1978, albeit for those three games, collecting a single and a walk over nine plate appearances.

It would be the last action for him as a Major League catcher, playing parts of five seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos and White Sox.

However over those five seasons he only played in 12 games total, appearing in one game each of 1972, 1974 and 1975, six for the Expos in 1976 and the three games in 1978.

Over those dozen games, he collected five hits in 26 at-bats, "good" for a .192 batting average with a run scored and an RBI.

This is the third card I've created for him for the blog over the years, with a 1973 and then a 1975 coming before today's custom.

Gotta respect those "cup-o-coffee" Big Leaguers!

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 LARRY JOHNSON

Up on the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1975 card for former catcher Larry Johnson, whose Major League career was 12 games spread out between 1972 and 1978:

 

Johnson appeared in one single game for the Cleveland Indians in 1974, scoring a run without even being credited with a plate appearance.

It was his first MLB action since 1972 when he made his debut with one game, going 1-for-2 at the plate at the age of 21.

In 1975 he’d again appear in only one game, which must be a record for a player to appear in only one game over the first three years of his career.
This time that one game was with the Montreal Expos where he went 1-for-3 at the plate, hitting a double while driving in the first run of his career.
1976 would see him break that one-game streak when he appeared in six games for the Expos, collecting two hits over 13 at-bats for a .154 batting average.
But all that got him was another full-season in the Minors for 1977 before coming back, now with the Chicago White Sox, for what ended up being the last taste of the Big Leagues, playing in three games and going 1-for-8 at the plate, good for a .125 average.
He’d go on to play another four professional seasons, the last of which was in the Mexican League in 1982, before retiring for good.
All told, he finished his MLB career with a .192 average, with five hits over 26 at-bats in 12 games, with two doubles, an RBI and run scored.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1973 LARRY JOHNSON

On the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1973 card for former catcher Larry Johnson, who played parts of five seasons in the Big Leagues between 1972 and 1978:

Johnson made his MLB debut during the 1972 season, appearing in one games and going 1-for-2 at the plate while catching four innings.
He’d spend all of 1973 in the Minors before coming back in 1974 and once again appearing in only one game, this time as a pinch-runner and scoring a run, but nothing else.
In 1975 he’d again appear in only one game, which must be a record for a player to appear in only one game over the first three years of his career.
This time that one game was with the Montreal Expos where he went 1-for-3 at the plate, hitting a double while driving in the first run of his career.
1976 would see him break that one-game streak when he appeared in six games for the Expos, collecting two hits over 13 at-bats for a .154 batting average.
But all that got him was another full-season in the Minors for 1977 before coming back, now with the Chicago White Sox, for what ended up being the last taste of the Big Leagues, playing in three games and going 1-for-8 at the plate, good for a .125 average.
He’d go on to play another four professional seasons, the last of which was in the Mexican League in 1982, before retiring for good.
All told, he finished his MLB career with a .192 average, with five hits over 26 at-bats in 12 games, with two doubles, an RBI and run scored.