On the blog today, the fourth "missing" card to appear here for former outfielder Larry Murray, this one a 1979 edition for the sparsely used player:
In 1978 he’d only play in eleven games, hitting .083 with a single hit
over twelve at-bats, but he’d come back in 1979 and get the most playing
time he’d see over a season when he appeared in 105 games, hitting .186
with 42 hits over 226 at-bats.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
That action would get him his first Topps card in the 1980 set, only to never appear in a Major League game again.
After only 13 games in the Minor Leagues during the 1980 season, he’d be finished with pro ball, only 27 years of age.
Originally
up in 1974 with the New York Yankees for only six games, he would see
parts (though small) of the next six years, never getting a full time
chance with either NY or Oakland, with that last season mentioned above
the most action he'd see in any one year.
Go figure.