Today
the blog offers up a 1973 “not so missing” card for former Detroit
Tigers pitcher Bill Gilbreth, who played parts of three Major League
seasons, two in the “Motor City”:
Gilbreth appeared in two games for the Tigers during the 1972 season,
not factoring in a decision while posting a 16.20 earned run average
because of his nine earned runs allowed in only five innings of work.
The previous year, his first in the Big Leagues, he fared much better
when he posted a 2-1 record over nine games, with an ERA at 4.80,
starting five of those appearances and completing two of them.
After missing all of 1973, he was back in Pro Ball in 1974, now with the
California Angels, where he started the season in the Minors but make
it all the way back to an MLB mound, appearing in three games for
California but only tossing 1.1 innings, no decisions, while sporting a
rough 13.50 ERA.
Turned out those were his last appearances in professional ball, let
alone Major League ball, finishing up with a record of 2-1 along with an
ERA at 6.69 over 14 appearances and 36.1 innings pitched.
Here
was a neat card to come up with, a “not really missing” 1975 card for
former Angels pitcher Bill Gilbreth, who pitched the final three games
of his brief Major League career in 1974. After all, the “not really”
series was meant to be for guys just like this:
After missing the 1973 season due to injury after two cups-of-coffee
with the Detroit Tigers in 1971 & 1972, Gilbert made it back to the
Majors in 1974 now as a California Angel after he was selected off of
waivers.
Over three appearances out of the bullpen, he pitched 1.1 innings and
gave up two earned runs for a bloated 13.50 earned run average.
Turns out those would be the last professional appearances of his
career, finishing up his big league tenure with a 2-1 record along with a
6.69 E.R.A. & 16 strikeouts over 36.1 innings pitched between the
Tigers and Angels.
Here’s
a “not really missing” card for former Detroit Tigers pitcher Bill
Gilbreth, who made his MLB debut in 1971 with nine appearances at the
age of 23:
Over those appearances he’d post a 2-1 record, the only decisions of his
brief three year career, with 14 strikeouts and 21 walks in 30 innings.
The following year he’d only get into two games, allowing nine runs in
five innings pitched without a decision before spending the next two
season in the Minors.
He would make it back to the Majors in 1974, but only getting into three
games for the California Angels, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing two
runs on two hits and a walk for his MLB finale.
All told he finished with a 2-1 record, with a 6.69 ERA in 14 games and 36.1 innings pitched.
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