Up on the blog today is my fourth "not so missing" card for former outfielder/first baseman Doug Howard, who put in parts of five seasons in the Big Leagues and never got a card (except a 1977 OPC card as an expansion Toronto Blue Jay).
Today's creation is a 1975 edition:
Howard
played in 22 games for the California Angels during the 1974 season,
hitting .231 with nine hits over 39 at-bats, with both five runs scored
and RBIs.
He would appear in 17 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975, hitting .207 with
six hits over 29 at-bats while putting in some First Base duties
defensively.
The following season he would appear in 39 games for the Cleveland Indians, and batted .211 with 19 hits in 99 official at-bats.
It was the most time he saw in any of his five seasons in the big league, and his only season as an Indian.
The following season he would appear in 39 games for the Cleveland Indians, and batted .211 with 19 hits in 99 official at-bats.
It was the most time he saw in any of his five seasons in the big league, and his only season as an Indian.
After
the 1976 season he'd be traded to the new Toronto Blue Jay franchise
along with Alan Ashby for pitcher Al Fitzmorris, but would be released
just before their inaugural season started on March 29th..
He originally came up with the California Angels in 1972 and played for them three
years before moving on to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975, but he never
did appear in a Topps set, even with his 97 career games and 233
at-bats.
All told he finished with a career .212 batting average, with 46 hits over 217 at-bats in 97 games, with 19 runs scored and 22 runs batted in.
All told he finished with a career .212 batting average, with 46 hits over 217 at-bats in 97 games, with 19 runs scored and 22 runs batted in.
