Time to go and give former Philadelphia Phillies infielder John Vukovich a "not so missing" 1978 card to go along with three other "missing" cards created for the blog over the years:
Vukovich,
who also got missing 1971, 1972 and 1977 editions created here over the
years, appeared in only two games for the Phillies during the 1977
season, going 0-2 with a strikeout in that time.
He
would spend all of 1978 in the Minors before coming back to the Big
Leagues in 1979, albeit for only 10 games, hitting an even .200 with
three hits in 15 at-bats.
All told he’d finish up with a .161 career average with 90 hits in 559
at-bats over parts of ten seasons, while playing all infield positions
and playing for two World Champs (1975 Reds and 1980 Phillies), though
he didn’t get into Post Season action himself.
He would also get two brief stints as manager, two games heading the Chicago Cubs in 1986 and nine games in 1988 with the Phillies.
He would also get two brief stints as manager, two games heading the Chicago Cubs in 1986 and nine games in 1988 with the Phillies.
