Today
we have a “not so missing” card for former Atlanta Braves pitcher Frank
LaCorte, who appeared in 14 games during the 1977 season:
LaCorte went 1-8 over those games, with an ugly 11.68 earned run average
over 37 forgetful innings, walking 29 batter, giving up 67 hits and 48
earned runs. Ouch!
However he would bounce back from that season and go on to pitch ten
seasons in the Big Leagues, becoming a decent arm out of the bullpen for
the Houston Astros between 1979 and 1983 before one last year under the
Major League sun in 1984 with the California Angels.
All told, he finished his career with a record of 23-44 along with an
ERA of 5.01 and 26 saves over 253 appearances and 490 innings of work.