NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION-1973 RON CLARK

Up on the blog today we have a 1973 "not so missing" card for Ron Clark, who has already gotten two "missing" creations over the years at "Casa de WTHBALLS":

Clark split the 1972 season with the Oakland A's and Milwaukee Brewers, appearing in 36 games and hitting .203 with 14 hits over 69 at-bats.

He would spend the next two years in the Minors before appearing in one game during the 1975 season for the Philadelphia Phillies, the last Big League action he'd see.

Originally up in 1966 with the Minnesota Twins, he ended up playing parts of seven seasons in the Major Leagues, with his 104 games played in 1968 a career high by a long shot.
Between 1966 and 1971 he played for the Twins, Seattle Pilots, and A’s before a split season of ‘72, generally as a shortstop and third baseman.
Sadly, the man was never able to get above the “Mendoza Line”, his average never getting above .193. Ouch.
He’d finish his career with a .189 batting average, with exactly 100 hits in 530 at-bats in 230 games, with 40 runs scored and 43 runs batted in.

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 RON CLARK

Today’s blog post has a “not so missing” 1972 card for former infielder Ron Clark, who made it back to the Big Leagues in 1971, albeit for only two games with the Oakland A’s:

After spending all of 1970 in the Minors, Clark appeared in two games for Oakland in 1971, going 0-1 at the plate along with a base on balls.
Originally up in 1966 with the Minnesota Twins, he ended up playing parts of seven seasons in the Major Leagues, with his 104 games played in 1968 a career high by a long shot.
Between 1966 and 1971 he played for the Twins, Seattle Pilots, and A’s before a split season of ‘72, generally as a shortstop and third baseman.
Sadly, the man was never able to get above the “Mendoza Line”, his average never getting above .193. Ouch.
He’d finish his career with a .189 batting average, with exactly 100 hits in 530 at-bats in 230 games, with 40 runs scored and 43 runs batted in.

 

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 RON CLARK

Here’s a fun card to create, a 1976 Ron Clark for the former infielder, who made it back to the Big Leagues for one single game in 1975 after spending the previous two years in the Minors:

Clark, who last played in the Big Leagues in 1972, splitting the season with the Oakland A’s and Milwaukee Brewers, made it all the way back in late-September and got in what was to be his last appearance, striking out in his one at-bat against the New York Mets on September 26th.
Between 1966 and 1971 he played for the Twins, Seattle Pilots, and A’s before that split season of ‘72, generally as a shortstop and third baseman.
Sadly, the man was never able to get above the “Mendoza Line”, his average never getting above .193. Ouch.
Turns out that one at-bat with the Phillies in 1975 would be the last at-bat as a pro, deciding to retire rather than continue on in the Minors after 1975.
He’d finish his career with a .189 batting average, with exactly 100 hits in 530 at-bats in 230 games, with 40 runs scored and 43 runs batted in.