GIMMIE A DO-OVER: 1975 CHUCK DOBSON

Up on the blog today we have a do-over for Chuck Dobson and his 1975 card, which originally had him airbrushed into a California Angels uni:

Over the years I came across a nice photo of him in an actual Angels uniform, so I figure why not recreate it?

For those that don't remember what the original looked like, here you go:

 

 

Dobson appeared in nine games for California in 1975, going 0-2 with a 6.75 earned run average over 28 innings of work.
It was his second year with the Angels after coming over from the Oakland A’s, who released him just before the 1974 season started.
I always felt bad for him since he actually wasn’t a part of the Oakland A’s championship teams playing his last full season in 1971 when he posted an excellent 15-5 record with a 3.81 ERA over 30 appearances, all starts.
Because of arm injuries he missed 1972, though he did appear in nine games down in the Minor Leagues, and appeared in one solitary Big League game for Oakland during the 1973 season, pitching a total of 2.1 innings.
So he started his Major League career in 1966 with the (then) Kansas City Athletics at the age of 22, put in a very nice string of six seasons where he posted double-digit wins, even leading the American League in shutouts in 1970 with five, only to miss out on the three straight championships his teammates went on to have between 1972 and 1974.
That had to hurt!
Kind of reminds me of Lee May, who had to watch all of the guys he came through the system with in the 1960’s go on to become the “Big Red Machine” while he was down in Houston after the Joe Morgan trade.
Nevertheless, Dobson had himself a nice nine-year career that saw him go 74-69, with an ERA of 3.78 over 202 appearances, with 11 shutouts and 49 complete games.

 

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 CHUCK DOBSON

Today on the blog we have a 1974 “not so missing” edition for former pitcher Chuck Dobson, who appeared in one single game during the 1973 season after coming back from arm troubles, forcing him to miss all of 1972 and most of ‘73:

Dobson was a solid starter for the A’s between 1967 and 1971, giving them about 200+ innings every year while averaging about 15 wins.
In 1971, after going 15-5 over 30 starts and a 3.81 earned run average, he developed elbow pain which led to surgery to remove growing calcium deposits.
The surgery caused him to miss the next two seasons, making only that one appearance in 1973 when he pitched 2.1 innings, giving up four runs, two of them earned, before finding himself a member of the California Angels in 1974.
He’d only appear in 14 games over those two seasons in California, going 2-5 before retiring for good, his career effectively ended because of the elbow surgery .
Overall, Dobson finished with a career 74-69 record, with an ERA of 3.78 over 202 appearances and 1258.1 innings pitched, tossing 11 shutouts including a league-leading five in 1970.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION/ CAREER-CAPPER: 1976 CHUCK DOBSON

Here’s a “career-capping” not-so-missing 1976 card for a guy you have to feel for, former pitcher Chuck Dobson, who finished up a nine-year career in 1975:

Dobson appeared in nine games for California in 1975, going 0-2 with a 6.75 earned run average over 28 innings of work.
It was his second year with the Angels after coming over from the Oakland A’s, who released him just before the 1974 season started.
The reason I always felt bad for him was he actually wasn’t a part of the Oakland A’s since 1971 when he posted an excellent 15-5 record with a 3.81 ERA over 30 appearances, all starts.
He missed 1972, though he did appear in nine game down in the Minor Leagues, and appeared in one solitary game during the 1973 season, pitching a total of 2.1 innings.
So he started his Major League career in 1966 with the (then) Kansas City Athletics at the age of 22, put in a very nice string of six seasons where he posted double-digit wins, even leading the American League in shutouts in 1970 with five, only to miss out on the three straight championships his teammates went on to have between 1972 and 1974.
That had to hurt!
Kind of reminds me of Lee May, who had to watch all of the guys he came through the system with in the 1960’s go on to become the “Big Red Machine” while he was down in Houston after the Joe Morgan trade.
Nevertheless, Dobson had himself a nice nine-year career that saw him go 74-69, with an ERA of 3.78 over 202 appearances, with 11 shutouts and 49 complete games.