The blog today offers up a 1971 “not so missing” card for former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jose Ortiz, who played in just over a dozen games during the 1970 season:
Ortiz appeared in 15 games to be exact, hitting a very nice .333 with
eight hits in 24 at-bats, scoring four runs while driving in one.
1971 would see him across town playing for the Chicago Cubs in what
turned out to be the last of his Big League action, appearing in 36
games and hitting .295 with 26 hits over 88 at-bats.
Sadly for him however, he would go on to play another five years in the
Cubs Minor League system, but never get another shot at the Majors,
retiring after the 1976 season and finishing up with a .301 career
average, with 37 hits over 123 at-bats in 67 games.
