A DO-OVER OF ONE OF MY OWN- "MISSING IN ACTION 1974 RON LOLICH

Up on the blog today, I redo one of my own "missing" cards, this one my 1974 Ron Lolich, which originally appeared on the blog using a sub-par image (in my mind anyway), on July 1st of 2014:

 

Today I use a much better, Topps-shot image, which I will always prefer over other photos I come upon along the way.

Here's the original write-up I had for the entry way back when:

"Lolich (a cousin of left-handed pitcher Mickey Lolich) saw Major League action three years, between 1971 and 1973.

Granted, the extent of his 1971 action was two games and eight at-bats for the Chicago White Sox.

1972 saw him get into 24 games with his new team, the Cleveland Indians, good for 80 at-bats and a .188 average with 15 hits and a couple of homers.

But it was 1973 that had Lolich see the bulk (and rest) of his playing time wearing a Major League uniform.

That year, while playing left and right field as well as some time at D.H., Lolich played in 61 games, good for 140 at-bats and a .229 batting average.

He garnered 32 hits, 16 runs, two homers and 15 runs batted in, but as I stated earlier, that would be the last of his playing days at the Major League level.

The following two years would find Lolich playing over in japan for the Nankai team, slamming 49 home runs combined with 128 runs batted in, before moving on to the Kintetsu organization in 1976, where he played sparingly.

That would be it for the "pro" side of the game for Lolich.

I did see that he played some Mexican League ball afterwards, but I can't find any stats to back that up.

That all being said, it's fun to scour baseball rosters of the 1970's looking for players with a decent amount of playing time in a season that didn't get a card the following year.

If you like this sort of stuff, then keep watching this blog for many more in the near future."

MISSING IN ACTION- 1973 RON LOLICH

Here’s a “missing” 1973 card for former Cleveland Indians outfielder Ron Lolich, a player I already created a 1974 card a while back:

Lolich appeared in 24 games during the 1972 season, batting .188 with 15 hits over 80 at-bats with a couple of home runs and eight runs batted in.
It was during the 1973 season that he’d see the bulk of his Major League action, appearing 61 games and collecting 32 hits over 140 at-bats, good for a .229 average.
Sadly for Lolich, that would be the last of his MLB action, as he would move on to the Japanese League with the Nankai Hawks in 1974 and 1975 where he would club 27 and 22 homers before moving on to the Kintetsu organization in 1976 before calling it a pro career.
He’d end up with a .211 Major League average, with 48 hits over 228 at-bats in 87 games, all but two of those games with the Indians, the others being with the Chicago White Sox, for whom he came up with in 1971.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 RON LOLICH

Here's a "missing" 1974 card of an Indians player that actually saw his playing days behind him by the time this would have come out, Ron Lolich.

Take a look:

Lolich (a cousin of left-handed pitcher Mickey Lolich) saw Major League action three years, between 1971 and 1973.

Granted, the extent of his 1971 action was two games and eight at-bats for the Chicago White Sox.

1972 saw him get into 24 games with his new team, the Cleveland Indians, good for 80 at-bats and a .188 average with 15 hits and a couple of homers.

But it was 1973 that had Lolich see the bulk (and rest) of his playing time wearing a Major League uniform.

That year, while playing left and right field as well as some time at D.H., Lolich played in 61 games, good for 140 at-bats and a .229 batting average.

He garnered 32 hits, 16 runs, two homers and 15 runs batted in, but as I stated earlier, that would be the last of his playing days at the Major League level.

The following two years would find Lolich playing over in japan for the Nankai team, slamming 49 home runs combined with 128 runs batted in, before moving on to the Kintetsu organization in 1976, where he played sparingly.

That would be it for the "pro" side of the game for Lolich.

I did see that he played some Mexican League ball afterwards, but I can't find any stats to back that up.

That all being said, it's fun to scour baseball rosters of the 1970's looking for players with a decent amount of playing time in a season that didn't get a card the following year.

If you like this sort of stuff, then keep watching this blog for many more in the near future.