On the blog today, a 1976 "not so missing" card for former Oakland A's infielder Gaylen Pitts, who played the last of his Big League games during the 1975 season:
Pitts
appeared in only 10 games for Oakland in 1975, going 1-for-3 at the
plate with a run scored and an RBI in that limited play.
The
previous season he made his MLB debut, appearing in 18 games for the
eventual World Champs, hitting .244 with 10 hits in 41 at-bats, scoring
four while driving in three.
Sadly for him that would be it in the Big Leagues, as he’d go on to play
a couple more seasons in the Minor Leagues for Oakland and the Chicago
Cubs before retiring as a player after 1977.
Later on he’d go on to coach and manage in the Minor Leagues, while also coaching with the St. Louis Cardinals under Joe Torre between 1991 and 1995.
Later on he’d go on to coach and manage in the Minor Leagues, while also coaching with the St. Louis Cardinals under Joe Torre between 1991 and 1995.
