After
earlier creating “not so missing” 1974 and 1976 cards for former Red
Sox second baseman Buddy Hunter, it’s time to finish it off and present a
1972 “not so missing” card, thus having a card for each season he
played, albeit brief, in the Major Leagues:
Hunter appeared in eight games in his first taste of the Big Leagues,
going 2-for-9 with two runs scored, good for a batting average of .222.
He’d play in 13, then one game respectively in 1973 and 1975, all for
Boston, representing the entirety of his MLB action, finishing with five
hits in 17 at-bats, good for a very respectable .294 career average
over 22 games.
Here
was a fun card to whip up, a “not so missing” 1976 card for former
Boston Red Sox player Buddy Hunter, who played in one single game during
the 1975 season:
Hunter went hitless in his lone at-bat for the Red Sox during their
American League championship season while playing second base in what
would be his last taste of the Majors in his brief three year career.
Over that time he collected five hits in 17 at-bats, good for a very
nice .294 average with five runs scored and a couple of runs batted in.
In a bit of a quirk for his career, he played his games in the 1971,
1973 and 1975 seasons, missing out on the years in between, and playing
through the 1979 season in the Boston Minor League system, spending his
entire 11-year pro career with the organization.
The
next player featured with a “not so missing” card is former Boston Red
Sox infielder Buddy Hunter, who appeared in thirteen games during the
1973 season, giving way to the 1974 card I present here:
Hunter hit a very nice .429 based on his three hits over seven at-bats,
along with three runs, two runs batted in and three walks.
That would be the most time he’d see during his short three-year career,
appearing in nine other games between the 1971 and 1975 seasons.
All told he’d play in 22 games, batting .294 with five hits over 17
at-bats while playing second and third bases, along with some DH time.
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