Monday, December 31, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 GREG HARTS

Here’s a “not so missing” 1974 card for three-game Major Leaguer Greg Harts, who appeared for the New York Mets as a September call-up in 1973 for his only taste of the Big League experience:


Harts went 1-for-2 at the plate for the Mets, singling in his first Major League at-bat after spending four seasons in  their Minor League system.
He had some pop in his bat, hitting 19 and 20 homers respectively in 1971 and 1972, while also showing some speed with 23 stolen bases in the latter season.
But after his Big League debut he was back in the Minors for 1974 where he split time between Double and Triple-A ball, hitting .259 with 10 homers and eight stolen bases.
1975 saw him down to A-Ball, where after only 19 games he was done, though I don’t know hy since according to Baseball_Reference he never had a plate appearance in those 19 games.
Odd.
Anyone know what became of Harts?

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