On
the blog today, I take a page out of Topps’ book from the
late-60’s/early-70’s and use an image previously used for a players
card, in this case my 1970 “not so missing” card for former Houston
Astros pitcher Dan Schneider:
The image was used for his 1969 card, a season in which he actually saw
the last of his Major League action, appearing in six games after
spending all of 1968 in the Minors.
Over those six games Schneider went 0-1 with a 13.50 earned run average, throwing 7.1 innings which were all out of the bullpen.
Originally up with the Milwaukee Braves in 1963, Schneider pitched parts
of five seasons in the Big Leagues, ending up with a record of 2-5 with
an ERA at 4.71 over 117 appearances and 166.1 innings, starting eight
games along the way while saving two through 1969.