Today
we have a “not so missing” 1977 card for former Chicago Cubs player
Mike Adams, who came back to the Big Leagues in 1976 after two seasons
in the Minors:
Adams, who originally played with the Minnesota Twins in 1972 and 1973,
spent the next two seasons playing for both the Minnesota and Chicago
organizations, but never getting back to a Major League game.
In 1976 he’d make it back, appearing in 25 games for the Cubs and
batting .138 with four hits over 29 at-bats while playing four different
positions: second, third, left and right fields.
He’d only appear in two games the following season, going 0-for-2 at the
plate before coming back in 1978, now with the Oakland A’s, playing in
15 games, which ended up being the last of his MLB career, hitting an
even .200 with three hits over 15 at-bats.
That would end up not only being his MLB career, but his professional
career as well, retiring at the age of 29, playing parts of five MLB
seasons and appearing in 100 games, hitting .195 with 23 hits in 118
at-bats, with 27 runs scored and nine runs batted in.