FOR FUN: 1977 "NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION" PETE VARNEY

Found this great image of former catcher Pete Varney, and figured I'd create a "not so missing" 1977 card, even though he did finish the 1976 season as a member of the Atlanta Braves after starting the season on the South Side of Chicago:

The Harvard educated young man appeared in 14 games for the White Sox, hitting .244 before getting traded to Atlanta for "Blue Moon" Odom on June 15th, 1976.

He'd only appear in five games for the Braves the rest of the way, the last five games of his brief four-year career, hitting .100 for them with a single hit over ten at-bats.

In 1975 he’d see the most action in any one season, playing in 36 games for the White Sox, batting .271 with 29 hits in 107 official at-bats, including 12 runs scored and eight runs batted in.

He’d play all of 1977 in the Minors for Atlanta before retiring as a player, finishing up with a career .247 average, with 47 hits over 190 at-bats, with 18 runs scored and 15 RBIs.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 PETE VARNEY

Today’s blog post has a “not so missing” 1974 card for former Chicago White Sox catcher Pete Varney, who made his Big League debut during the 1973 season:

Varney made his MLB debut during the 1973 season, appearing in only five games and going 0-4 at the plate then following it up with nine appearances in 1974 when he went 7-for-28, good for a .250 batting average.
In 1975 he’d see the most action in any one season, playing in 36 games for the White Sox, batting .271 with 29 hits in 107 official at-bats, including 12 runs scored and eight runs batted in.
That amount of face-time In the Big Leagues was good enough to get him a card in the classic 1976 Topps set, but it sadly wouldn’t last, as he would appear in only 19 games in the Majors during the Bicentennial season, split between Chicago and the Atlanta Braves, for whom he’d play the last games of his career with.
That season he’d bat a combined .216 with 11 hits in 51 at-bats, connecting for three homers with five RBIs and five runs scored.
Turns out that would be the last action he’d see in the Majors, as he’d play all of 1977 in the Minors for Atlanta before retiring as a player, finishing up with a career .247 average, with 47 hits over 190 at-bats, with 18 runs scored and 15 RBIs.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 PETE VARNEY

Today on the blog we have a “not so missing” 1975 card for former catcher Pete Varney, who played parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues and only got one “official” Topps card, in 1976:

Varney made his MLB debut during the 1973 season, appearing in only five games and going 0-4 at the plate then following it up with nine appearances in 1974 when he went 7-for-28, good for a .250 batting average.
In 1975 he’d see the most action in any one season, playing in 36 games for the White Sox, batting .271 with 29 hits in 107 official at-bats, including 12 runs scored and eight runs batted in.
That amount of face-time In the Big Leagues was good enough to get him a card in the classic 1976 Topps set, but it sadly wouldn’t last, as he would appear in only 19 games in the Majors during the Bicentennial season, split between Chicago and the Atlanta Braves, for whom he’d play the last games of his career with.
That season he’d bat a combined .216 with 11 hits in 51 at-bats, connecting for three homers with five RBIs and five runs scored.
Turns out that would be the last action he’d see in the Majors, as he’d play all of 1977 in the Minors for Atlanta before retiring as a player, finishing up with a career .247 average, with 47 hits over 190 at-bats, with 18 runs scored and 15 RBIs.