Up on the blog today, just for the fun of it, a do-over for two-year Major League pitcher Greg Garrett and his 1971 card:
Originally,
Topps went ahead and created a card showing him as a member of his new
team, the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he'd suit up for only two games in
1971, the last two games of his brief career.
For those that need a refresher on his original Topps card of 1971, take a gander:
I found this image of him as a California Angel, the team he came up with in 1970, so here you go!
He
had a very good debut in the Majors in 1970, appearing in 32 games,
seven of those starts, tossing 74.2 innings and pitching to an
impressive 2.65 ERA, with 53 strikeouts against 44 walks, posting a
record of 5-6.
Some
five years ago I created a 1972 "not so missing" card for him here on
the blog, showing him as a Reds player for 1971, capping off the career
that lasted parts of two seasons.
For the Reds that year he appeared in two games, going 0-1 with a 1.04 ERA in 8.2 innings, striking out two while walking 10.
Turns out those two brief seasons would be it for his Major League
career, ending up with a 5-7 record, a very nice 2.48 E.R.A., 55 strikeouts
and 54 walks over 83.1 innings and 34 appearances.
