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the blog this morning I post up a not so missing” 1978 card for former
pitcher Joey McLaughlin, who made his MLB debut during the 1977 season
with the Atlanta Braves:
McLaughlin appeared in three games for Atlanta, starting two of them
though getting hit hard, lastin only a combined six innings while giving
up 10 earned runs for an unsightly 15.00 ERA.
He would spend all of 1978 in the Minors before making it back the
following season, where he would go 5-3 with a very nice 2.48 ERA over
37 appearances and 69 innings pitched, finding new life as an arm out of
the bullpen.
He’d go on to play seven years in the Big Leagues, for the Braves,
Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers, through the 1984 season, finishing
up with a record of 29-28, with an ERA of 3.85 over 250 appearances and
448.2 innings pitched, with 36 saves.