Today
we have a “not so missing” 1978 card for an original Seattle Mariner,
former pitcher Frank MacCormack, who happened to go to Rutgers
University, not five minutes from my home here in New Jersey:
MacCormack, who made his MLB debut a season earlier with nine
appearances with the Detroit Tigers, played in three games for Seattle
in their inaugural 1977 campaign, not factoring in a decision while
posting and earned run average of 6.31 over 7 innings of work.
Turns out, those would be the last appearances of his Big League career
as he would spend the next two seasons in the Minor Leagues playing for
Seattle and Detroit, retiring at the age of 24 after 1979.
All told, he finished his career with a record of 0-5, posting an ERA at 5.45 over 12 appearances and 39.2 innings pitched.