On the blog today, we have a 1973 "not so missing" card for former pitcher Al Severinsen, who played the last of his Major League action the previous season with the San Diego Padres:
The
Brooklyn-native appeared in 17 games for the Friars in 1972, going 0-1
with a very nice 2.53 earned run average over 21.1 innings.
The
previous year he appeared in a career-high 59 games for the Padres,
going 2-5 with a decent 3.47 ERA with eight saves in 70 innings of work.
He
was originally up to the Big Leagues in 1969 as a member of the
Baltimore Orioles, appearing in 12 games for the A.L. Champs and
finishing with a record of 1-1 with a brilliant 2.29 ERA in 19.2
innings.
All told, Severinsen appeared in 88 games over his
three year career, all out of the bullpen, finishing with a record of
3-7 with a very nice 3.08 ERA in 111 innings pitched, with nine saves
and 53 strikeouts.
