On the blog today, we have a "not so missing" 1979 card for former reliever Tim Stoddard of the Baltimore Orioles:
Stoddard
appeared in only eight games for the Orioles in 1978, going 0-1 with a
6.00 earned run average over 18 innings, his first action on a Big
League mound other than one singular inning for the Chicago White Sox in
1975.
In 1979 he would have himself a very good year for the
eventual American league champs, appearing in 29 games, saving three and
pitching to a stellar 1.71 ERA over 58 innings.
He would go
on to put in 13 seasons under the Major League sun, appearing in 485
games and compiling a final record of 41-35 with a 3.95 ERA in 729.2
innings of work.
I remember his time with the New York Yankees
in the late-80s, where he performed well, going 6-5 with eleven saves
in 85 games in 1987-1988.
Look for a "not so missing" 1975 card for him in the near future here on the blog!
