On the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1977 card for long-time Big League reliever Doug Bair, who was just starting his career with a few games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1976:
Bair
appeared in four games with the Pirates that year, not factoring in a
decision while pitching to a 5.68 earned run average over 6.1 innings of
work.
The following year he would find himself a member of
the Oakland A's, going 4-6 with a 3.46 ERA over 45 appearances and 83.1
innings, along with eight saves.
He'd have his finest year in
1979 with the Cincinnati Reds, going 11-7 over 70 appearances with a
brilliant 1.97 ERA and 28 saves in 100.1 innings.
He would
go on to pitch through the 1990 season, good for 15 Major League
seasons, appearing in 584 games with seven teams, going 55-43 with a
3.63 ERA and 81 saves over 909.1 innings of work.
He was a
member of two Championship teams, the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals and 1984
Detroit Tigers, going 0-2 in Postseason play in six games and 4.2
innings.
