Really fun card to post up today on the blog, a “not so missing” 1978 card for one-game Major League pitcher Mike Darr of the Toronto Blue Jays:
Darr appeared in his one game against the Boston Red Sox on September 6th, 1977 allowing five earned runs over 1.1 innings of work, giving him an unsightly 33.75 earned run average along with four walks allowed against one strikeout.
He would go on to spend the next two seasons in the Toronto Minor League system, but never make it back to a Big League mound, finishing up with that one game under the sun in September of 1977.
It’s also worth noting that Darr was the father of future MLBer Mike Darr who tragically died in a car accident at the age of 25 during 2002 Spring Training.
The younger Darr played three seasons for the Padres, 1999-2001, appearing in 188 games and hitting .273 before the tragic accident.
