On
the blog today, we have a “not so missing” 1979 card for former Oakland
A’s first baseman Jerry Tabb, who played the last of his Big League
games during the 1978 season:
Tabb appeared in 12 games for Oakland in 1978, hitting .111 with a
single hit over nine official at-bats, driving in a run, along with two
walks.
This was coming off a 1977 season that saw him play in 51 games, hitting
.222 with 32 hits in 144 at-bats, setting career-highs across the board
since it was by far the most action in any of his three seasons in the
Majors.
In 1976 he made his debut, but with the Chicago Cubs as a 24-year-old,
hitting .292 with seven hits in 24 at-bats, then getting purchased by
Oakland just before the season started on March 15th of 1977.
It seems he never played pro ball again after the 1978 season, as I can’t even find any Minor League action for him later on.
All told the Oklahoma native played in 74 career games, hitting .226
with 40 hits, 10 runs scored and 20 runs batted in along with six homers
and three doubles.