Here’s
a “not so missing” 1978 card for a four-year Major League pitcher who
never actually got a card by the time he was done with pro ball, the
Expos Gerry Hannahs:
Hannahs appeared in eight games for Montreal in 1977, going 1-5 with a
4.86 earned run average over 37 innings of work, all but one of those
games as a starter.
His first taste of the Big Leagues was the year before, going 2-0 over
three starts, with a bloated 6.75 ERA in 16 innings pitched.
He’d find himself with the pennant winning Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978,
appearing in a single game, throwing two innings and getting hit hard,
allowing three hits and two earned runs, though he did strikeout five of
the six batters he faced.
In 1979, he’d appear in what would turn out to be the last four games of
his Major League career, going 0-2 for the Dodgers with a 3.38 ERA over
16 innings pitched, finishing up with a career record of 3-7, along
with an ERA of 5,07 over 16 games and 71 innings pitched.
It’s worthy to note that back in 1976, before being called up to
Montreal, he had a fantastic Minor League season with the Quebec Metros
of the Eastern League, going 20-6 with a 2.39 ERA and five shutouts over
26 starts.
After a couple of Minor League seasons in 1980 and 1981, including a
nice 15-9 campaign with the Albuquerque Dukes in ‘80, he called it a
playing career.
Today
we have a “not so missing” 1979 card for former pitcher Gerry Hannahs,
who put together a brief 4-year Major League career, yet never got a
card, not even a spot on a multi-year rookie card:
Hannah appeared in only one game during the 1978 season, throwing two
innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up three hits and a couple
of runs while not factoring in a decision.
1979 wouldn’t fare much better for the lefty from Binghamton, NY, as
he’d appear in what would be the final four games of his career, posting
a record of 0-2 with a 3.38 earned run average over 16 innings pitched.
Originally up with the Montreal Expos, he appeared in eleven games in
1976 and 1977 combined, going 3-5, including the very first win for an
Expos pitcher at Olympic Stadium, which occurred on April 16th of 1977.
For his career, he appeared in 16 games, with 12 of them as starts,
going 3-7 with a 5.07 earned run average over 71 innings pitched, with
42 strikeouts and 41 walks.
He’d stick around the Minor Leagues through the 1981 season, ending up
in the Minnesota Twins organization, before retiring for good.
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