Good day all!
Up on the blog today, we have a "not so
missing" 1970 card for former outfielder Rick Bladt, who made his MLB
debut in 1969 with the Chicago Cubs:
Bladt appeared in 10 games for Chicago that season, hitting .154 with two hits over 13 at-bats, driving in and scoring a run.
He'd be stuck in the Minors until 1975, when he found himself a member of the New York Yankees, as he appeared in
52 games, good for 133 plate appearances and a .222 batting average.
He also chipped in 13 runs, 11 runs batted in and 5 extra-base hits, all while manning center field.
That would be it for his Big League tenure.
He did put in a solid 12 years in the Minors, spanning 1966 to 1977 with the Cubs, Yanks and Orioles organizations.
After playing for Rochester of the International League in '77 he was out of baseball for good.
As a side note: he did appear on another card, a Topps 1974
multi-player rookie card (#601) which also features Bake McBride, Brian
Downing and Ed Armbrister, three players who went on to have decent
careers, especially the former two.
