Up
on the blog today, we have a fun card to add to the “not so missing”
stable, a 1978 card for former Boston Red Sox pitcher Rick Kreuger:
Kreuger pitched “zero” innings in 1977, facing two batters in his one
appearance during the season and giving up hits to both of them, along
with two earned runs, for an earned run average of “infinity”, also
getting tagged for the loss.
He made his MLB debut during the 1975 season when he appeared in two
games for the Red Sox, not factoring in a decisions while posting an ERA
of 4.50 over four innings of work.
1976 would be his best season as a Big Leaguer, going 2-1 over eight
appearances, four of those starts, with a 4.06 ERA in 31 innings
pitched, even tossing a complete game, though he did walk 12 batters
while striking out 12.
After his one appearance 1977 seasons, he’d be back in 1978, making six
appearances for the Cleveland Indians while pitching to a 3.86 ERA over
9.1 innings, not factoring in a decision.
Turns out, that would be it for his Major League career, finishing up
with a record of 2-2 with a 4.47 ERA over 17 appearances and 44.1
innings pitched, with 20 strikeouts against 20 walks in parts of four
seasons.