Today’s blog post has a “not so missing” 1974 card for former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Magnuson, who appeared in eight games during the 1973 season:
Magnuson went 0-1 over those eight appearances, pitching to an earned run average of 4.28 in 27.1 innings of work, all out of the bullpen.
Magnuson spent the previous year in the Minor Leagues, but was originally up to the Big Leagues in 1970 as a member of the Chicago White Sox, going 1-5 over 13 games with an ERA of 4.84 in 44.2 innings.
The following season he appeared in 15 games, going 1-1 with an ERA of 4.50 in exactly 30 innings of work, starting four of those games.
Turns out those eight games in 1973 would be the last of his MLB career, and from what I can tell the last of his professional career, retiring at the age of 26.
All told, he finished with a career 2-7 record over 36 games, with an ERA of 4.59 in 102 innings, starting 10 games while closing out 17.
