On the blog today, we have a 1972 "not so missing" card for former pitcher Don Rose, who made his Big League debut with the New York Mets in 1971, appearing in one single game:
In
that game, Rose tossed two innings, allowing two hits with no runs
while striking out one, before being sent along with a guy named Nolan
Ryan to the California Angels for All-Star infielder Jim Fregosi during
the off-season.
Well we all know how that turned out...
Rose
would go 1-4 in his lone season with the Angels in 1972, pitching to a
4.22 earned run average over 16 games and 42.2 innings.
During the 1974 season Rose appeared in two games with the San Francisco
Giants after spending the previous season in the Minors.
Over those two games he didn’t factor in a decision, posting an earned run average of 9.00 in exactly one inning of work.
Over those two games he didn’t factor in a decision, posting an earned run average of 9.00 in exactly one inning of work.
Those would end up being the last Big League games of his three-year career.
He would finish his career with 19 appearances and a record
of 1-4 along with an E.R.A. of 4.14 over 45.2 innings pitched.
