Today
we have a “not so missing” 1972 card for former Detroit Tigers catcher,
and future MLB manager Gene Lamont, who appeared in seven games during
the 1971 season:
Lamont spent most of the season in the Minor Leagues, pretty much as he
did the prior season when he only appeared in 15 games in his Big League
debut in 1970.
Over those seven games in 1971, he collected one hit over 15 at-bats,
good for a .067 batting average with two runs scored and a run batted
in.
He would also spend all of 1972 and 1973 in the Minors as well before getting into 60 games in the Major League level in 1974.
After that it was only another four games in 1975 before his active days
were over, totaling 87 games on the Big League level between 1970 and
1975, all with the Detroit Tigers, hitting .233 with 37 hits over 159
at-bats.
Of course, he’d get into coaching, and eventually managing after his
playing days were over, managing the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh
Pirates between 1992 and 2000 for eight seasons, even leading the White
Sox to first place finishes in 1993 and 1994.