NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 HARRY PARKER

Up on the blog today we have a career-capping "not so missing" 1977 card for former pitcher Harry Parker, who played what turned out to be the last of his Big League games in 1976 as a member of the Cleveland Indians:

Parker appeared in only three games for Cleveland that season, his only campaign with the team after coming over from the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade just before the year began.

Over three relief appearances he pitched seven innings and didn't allow a run on only three hits, certainly a respectable showing if you ask me.

But it turned out that would be it for Parker as a Big League pitcher, retiring altogether from pro ball after a six-year career that saw him go 15-21 with a 3.85 ERA in 124 appearances, 30 of those starts, with 12 saves.

Over that time he had two stints with the Cardinals, along with two-plus seasons with the New York Mets and those last three games with the Indians.

 

MISSING IN ACTION- 1976 HARRY PARKER: "1976 PROJECT"

Here's a card for former pitcher Harry parker as part of my "1976 Project" for "Reader Jim".

Take a look:

Parker split the 1975 season between the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals, appearing in 32 games, all but one of them in relief, posting a 2-3 record with three saves and a 5.06 earned run average.

He'd actually suit up for the Cleveland Indians in 1976, appearing in only three games before calling it a career.

All told, by the time he hung up the cleats he pitched in 6 seasons between 1970 and 1976 for the Cardinals, Mets and Indians.

His final numbers were: a 15-21 record, with a 3.85 ERA, 12 saves and 172 strikeouts over 124 games and 315.1 innings of work.