The Upstate New York native appeared in five games for the new Seattle franchise during their inaugural 1977 season, going 0-1 with an earned run average of 6.00 with six earned runs allowed over exactly nine innings of work, while striking out five and walking six.
Originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 24th round of the 1972 draft, Erardi bounced around a bit in the Minor Leagues between 1972 and 1977, also playing in the Pittsburgh and New York Yankee systems before that September call-up in 1977.
Oddly, it seems that Big League action would be the last professional play he’d see, as there is no other evidence of any appearances Major or Minor to be found.
But I did find that he chose a life on Wall Street, earning an MBA from the prestigious Wharton School of Business and becoming a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers.
