Fun
card to add to the blog today, my “not so missing” 1979 card for former
pitcher Roric Harrison, who made it back on a Big League mound in 1978
after a couple of seasons toiling in the Minors:
Harrison appeared in nine games for the Minnesota Twins in 1978, going
0-1 with a 7.50 earned run average over 12 innings of work.
It was his firs MLB action since finishing the 1975 season with the
Cleveland Indians after starting the campaign with the Atlanta Braves.
Sadly for him however, it would also be his last taste of the Big Show, retiring at the end of the season at the age of only 31.
Originally up in 1972 as a member of the Baltimore Orioles, Harrison
ended up with a career record of 30-35 over 140 appearances, sporting an
ERA of 4.24 and collecting 10 saves along the way in parts of five
seasons.