Tuesday, January 30, 2018

MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 JIM GOSGER

Here’s a “missing” 1972 card for former outfielder Jim Gosger, who I also created a 1974 card for many moons ago:

Gosger actually would end up playing the entire 1972 season in the Minor Leagues in the Mets system, but he did appear in 51 games for the Montreal Expos in 1971.
Over that Big League action, he hit .157 16 hits over 102 at-bats while playing both outfield and some first base.
He’d end up putting in 10 years in the Majors, hitting .226 with 411 hits over 1815 at-bats in 705 games between 1963 and 1974.
Along the way he was a member of the 1969 Seattle Pilots, before getting shipped to the New York Mets during their “Miracle Mets” run, and he was also a member of the inaugural 1968 Oakland A’s team when they relocated from Kansas City.

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