Here’s
a “not so missing” 1971 card for former catcher Tim Hosley, who debuted
in the Big Leagues with seven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1970 at
the age of 23:
Hosley picked up the first two hits of his career over 12 at-bats in
that brief MLB experience, but would go on to play nine seasons as a
back-up catcher between 1970 and 1981.
The most action he ever saw in a season would be in 1975 when he was
with the Chicago Cubs and appeared in 62 games, hitting .255 with 36
hits in 141 at-bats, pretty much setting career-highs across the board
in every category.
By the time he retired, he finished with a .215 batting average with 79
hits over 368 at-bats in 208 Big League games, playing for the Tigers,
Oakland A’s and Cubs.