NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1973 TOM HOUSE

On the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1973 card for former pitcher Tom House, who appeared in only eight games for the Atlanta Braves during the 1972 season:

House didn’t factor in a decision over those eight games, but sported a nice 2.89 earned run average over 9.1 innings while picking up two saves.
House made his Big League debut in 1971 as a 24-year-old with Atlanta, appearing in 11 games and going 1-0 with a 3.05 ERA over 20.2 innings as a 24-year-old.
He’d put in eight years in the Big Leagues, generally as a reliever who made 289 appearances with only 21 of them starts, finishing up with a career 29-23 record with an ERA at 3.79 over 536 innings, with 33 saves between 1971 and 1978 playing for Atlanta, Boston and Seattle.
As a bit of a side-note, I’ll always remember that he was the pitcher in the bullpen on that historic 1974 day, catching Hank Aaron’s 715th home run.

 

 

AIRBRUSHING THROUGH THE 1970S- 1976 "TRADED" TOM HOUSE

On the blog today we take a closer look at the 1976 airbrush job the fine folks at Topps created for former pitcher Tom House, who was traded over to the Boston Red Sox from the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Roger Moret on December 12, 1975:

Definitely not one of Topps best attempts at airbrushing, but not one of the worst either, even though the “neon” red cap color is a bit comical.
House, who made his Big League debut in 1971 as a 24-year-old with Atlanta, was coming off a 1975 season that saw him go 7-7 over 58 appearances, with a 3.18 earned run average as a solid arm out of the bullpen.
He’d put in eight years in the Big Leagues, generally as a reliever who made 289 appearances with only 21 of them starts, finishing up with a career 29-23 record with an ERA at 3.79 and 33 saves between 1971 and 1978.
As a bit of a side-note, I’ll always remember that he was the pitcher in the bullpen on that historic 1974 day, catching Hank Aaron’s 715th home run.