On
 the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1974 card for former 
pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Morales, who started off his Major 
League career with a split season between the Oakland A’s and Montreal 
Expos in 1973:
Morales appeared in the first six games of his career with the Oakland 
A’s, going 4-for-14 at the plate before being purchased by the Expos on 
September 18th, going on to play another five games for his new team, 
going 2-for-5 before season’s end.
Of course if any of you remember the 1977 set, you’ll remember that 
Morales set a new Major League record for pinch-hits in a season in 1976
 when he collected 25, breaking the record held by Dave Philley and Vic 
Davalillio, appearing on a “Record Breaker” card in the set.
He would play twelve seasons in the Big Leagues, finishing up with a 
nice .287 career batting average with 375 hits over 1305 at-bats between
 1973 and 1984.
