NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 RAY BUSSE

Today we have on the blog a “not so missing” 1975 card for a guy I could have sworn played longer in the Majors, former infielder Ray Busse:

Busse finished up his three year Big League career in 1974 with 19 games as a Houston Astro, batting .206 with seven hits over 34 at-bats.
For some reason I really thought he played further into the decade, but nevertheless, by the time he was done as an active player he finished with a .148 average with 23 hits over 155 at-bats playing with the Astros in 1971, the second half of 1973 and 1974 and a brief 24 game spell with the St. Louis Cardinals to open the 1973 season.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 RAY BUSSE

Today’s “missing” player is former Houston Astros infielder Ray Busse, who could have gotten a card in the 1974 Topps set. Take a look at the card I came up with:

Busse appeared in 39 games during the 1973 season, split between the St. Louis Cardinals and Astros, and hit a combined .126 with 11 hits in 87 at-bats.
That would end up being the most action he’d see in any of his three Major League seasons, which would end after the 1974 season after only appearing in 19 games, hitting .209 with seven hits in 34 at-bats.
Overall he would hit .148 over the 68 games played in the big leagues, with 23 hits over 155 at-bats while playing both third base and shortstop for both St. Louis and Houston.