Up
on the blog today, we have a “not so missing” 1975 card that really
could be considered a straight-up “missing” card for former Chicago Cubs
pitcher Jim Kremmel:
Kremmel appeared in 23 games during the 1974 season, going 0-2 with an
earned run average of 5.23 over 31 innings, with two of those games
being starts.
I would consider that borderline MLB time to get a slot in the 1975
Topps set considering some other players who got a card with less
action.
Kremmel made his MLB debut a season earlier when he appeared in four
games for the Texas Rangers, posting an identical record of 0-2, with a
bloated 9.00 ERA in nine innings of work.
Sadly for him however, he would go on to spend the next two seasons in
the Cubs’ Minor League system, but never get another shot at a Big
League mound, retiring after 1976 and finishing up with a MLB record of
0-4, with an ERA at 6.08 over 27 appearances and 40 innings.