Today's blog post has a "not quite missing" 1975 card for former All-Star catcher Randy Hundley, whose career was in flux when he played in only 32 games with the Minnesota Twins in 1974:
After
eight somewhat successful years with the Chicago Cubs, Hundley found
himself up in Minnesota with the Twins, barely getting any playing time
and hitting .193 with 17 hits over 88 at-bats.
The father
of future catcher Todd of the New York Mets, he was a solid catcher over a
four-year stretch between 1966 and 1969 for the Cubs, picking up a Gold
Glove, getting some MVP attention, and making two All-Star teams.
In 1968 he set a standard of catching 160 games (147 complete), an incredible fear considering the wear and tear on the legs.
Over
the 1969 season, though heartbreaking at its end, Hundley contributed
just as well as his Hall of Fame teammates, giving the Cubs 18 homers
with 64 runs batted in, scoring 67 while drawing 61 waLKS.
By
the time he retired after the 1977 season, he finished with a .236
lifetime average, with 82 homers and 381 RBIs in 1061 games and 3801
at-bats spread out over 14 years.