Today's blog post has a "not so missing" 1975 card for former pitcher Jeff Terpko, who made his MLB debut during the 1974 season with the Texas Rangers:
Terpko appeared in three games as a 23-year-old rookie, not factoring in a decision while pitching to a 1.29 earned run average over seven innings.
He
would spend all of 1975 in the Minors before coming back in 1976,
appearing in 32 games for Texas, going 3-3 with a very nice 2.39 ERA
over 52.2 innings, all out of the bullpen.
In 1977 he'd now
play for the Montreal Expos after getting traded for Rodney Scott, and
he would appear in only 13 games, going 0-1 with an ERA at 5.66 in 20.2
innings.
Turns out it would be the last Major League action
he'd see, as he would go on to spend all of 1978 in the Baltimore Minor
League system, retiring at season's end.
All told, for his Big
League career he appeared in 48 games, going 3-4 with a nice 3.14 ERA
over 80.1 innings, entirely out of the bullpen, striking out 41 while
walking 48.
