Up on the blog today, a card I have been wanting to create for some time now, and finally allowing myself to use a photo that is a little "sub-standard" for me, a "not so missing" 1975 card for 23-game Major League pitcher Rusty Gerhardt, who played the entirety of his career in 1974:
Gerhardt went 2-1 over his 23 games as a 23-year-old, throwing 35.2 innings and finishing up with a bloated 7.07 earned run average for the San Diego Padres.
Turned out it was
his only Big League action, playing nine years in pro ball between 1972
and 1981, all for the San Diego organization, but never getting more
than that one shot at the "Big Time".
