Tuesday, July 9, 2019

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 GENE LAMONT

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.

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