NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1979 MARK WILEY

On the blog today, a career-capping "not so missing" 1979 card for former pitcher Mark Wiley, who finished up a brief two-year MLB career with six games:

  

Wiley only had two years on the big league level, 1975 with the Minnesota Twins, when he appeared in 15 games, going 1-3, and again in 1978 when he split time with the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays for six appearances, finishing 1-0 for the year with an ERA at 6.10 over 10.1 innings

In between he was a workhorse in the Minors, logging some serious innings between 1970 and 1979, winning 120 games while tossing 21 shutouts.

All told, his career numbers: a 2-3 record with a 6.06 ERA, 21 appearances with four starts and 49 innings of work.

He later went on to be a pitching coach for a few teams: the Orioles,  Indians, Marlins and Royals.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 MARK WILEY: "1976 PROJECT"

As part of my long-running "1976 Project" with "Reader Jim", we go and give former Minnesota Twins pitcher Mark Wiley a card in the ever-awesome 1976 set, take a look:

Granted, Wiley's 1975 season entailed 15 appearances, good for three starts and 38.2 innings of work which led to a 1-3 record and 6.05 earned run average with 15 K's.

However, with the "1976 Project" it's about filling in as much as possible for the set as opposed to my other "missing in action" creations which show players that had a bit more playing time the previous season.

Wiley only had two years on the big league level, 1975 and again in 1978 when he split time with the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays for six appearances, finishing 1-0 for the year.

All told, his career numbers: a 2-3 record with a 6.06 ERA, 21 appearances with four starts and 49 innings of work.

He later went on to be a pitching coach for a few teams: the Orioles,  Indians, Marlins and Royals.