Up on the
blog today, a "not so missing" 1976 card for pitcher Tim Stoddard, who
had his rookie card in the 1975 set, but was left out of the 1976 set by
Topps:
Stoddard
appeared in only one game for the White Sox in 1975, the first game of
his career, tossing an inning and giving up a run on two hits.
He
would be in the Minors for the 1976 and 1977 seasons before making it
back with eight games for the Orioles in 1978, going 0-1 with a
6.00 earned run average over 18 innings.
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.
