Here’s
a “missing in action” card for former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder
Joe Lis, who certainly had enough appearances during the 1971 season to
warrant a spot in the monster 787-card 1972 Topps set:
Lis played in 59 games for the Phils the previous year, batting .211
with 26 hits over 123 at-bats and 144 plate appearances, with six home
runs and 10 runs batted in.
Considering some of the others who got a card in that ‘72 set with less
action in 1971, Lis could have easily been a choice to get one as well.
Originally up to the Majors in 1970 with 13 games as a 23-year old, Lis
went on to play eight years in the Big Leagues before moving on to
coaching.
During his playing career he finished up with a .233 career average,
with 182 hits in 780 at-bats over 356 games playing for the Phillies,
Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners during their
inaugural 1977 season, which was his last.