Wednesday, December 26, 2018

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 CRAIG ROBINSON

Here’s a “not so missing” 1976 card for former infielder Craig Robinson, who found himself back to a spot role after appearing in a career-high 145 games the previous season:


Robinson was coming off of a 1974 season that saw him amass 506 plate appearances with the Atlanta Braves, hitting .230 with 104 hits and 52 runs scored while manning shortstop.
But in 1975 he found himself traded to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Goodson in June and only got into 29 games the rest of the way, 39 total split between the two teams, hitting a dreadful .065 with three hits in 46 at-bats.
Funny enough, in 1976 he’d see himself back with the Atlanta Braves after starting the season with the Giants, and he’d play through the 1977 season, albeit again in spot role, appearing in only 57 games combined for what would end up being his final two seasons in the Big Leagues.
By the time he finished, Robinson finished with a career .219 batting average, with 157 hits in 718 at-bats, scoring 80 runs and driving in 42 in 292 games and 718 at-bats spread out over six seasons.

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