NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 ROD GASPAR

Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1975 career-capper for four-year MLB outfielder Rod Gaspar, who saw the last of his Big League action with the San Diego Padres in 1974:

Gaspar appeared in 33 games, hitting .214 with three hits in 14 at-bats, scoring four and driving in one, with four base on balls thrown in.
He’d finish his 4-year career with a .208 batting average along with 54 hits and 35 runs scored over 260 at-bats and 178 games, 118 of those games as a rookie during that unexpected NY Mets run to their improbable championship in 1969 when he hit .228 for the “Amazin’s”, with 49 hits over 215 official at-bats while playing all three outfield positions.
Sadly for him that rookie year of 1969 would by far be the most action he’d see in any of his four seasons under the Big League sun, but what a year to have THAT distinction!

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 ROD GASPAR

Today we have a “not so missing” 1972 card for former San Diego Padres outfielder Rod Gaspar, just a few years removed from his time with the World Champion New York Mets of 1969:

Gaspar was sent to the Padres for pitcher Ron Herbel in October of 1970, and appeared in 16 games for San Diego during the 1971 season, hitting .118 with two hits over 17 at-bats while spending the bulk of the year in their Minor League system.
Though playing pro ball through the 1976 season, Gaspar’s only other taste of the Majors would be 33 games in 1974, batting .214 for the Padres with three hits in 14 at-bats.
He’d finish his 4-year career with a .208 batting average along with 54 hits and 35 runs scored over 260 at-bats and 178 games, 118 of those games as a rookie during that unexpected NY Mets run to their improbable championship in 1969 when he hit .228 for the “Amazin’s”, with 49 hits over 215 official at-bats while playing all three outfield positions.