NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 TIM HOSLEY

On the blog today, the third "not so missing" card created for former catcher Tim Hosley here on the blog, this one a 1975 edition:

 

Hosley appeared in 11 games for the Oakland A;s during the 1974 season, hitting .286 with two hits over seven at-bats with three runs scored and an RBI.

He would go on to play nine seasons as a back-up catcher between 1970 and 1981, toiling in the Minors all of 1972, 1979 and 1980.
The most action he ever saw in a season would be in 1975 when he was with the Chicago Cubs and appeared in 62 games, hitting .255 with 36 hits in 141 at-bats, pretty much setting career-highs across the board in every category.
By the time he retired, he finished with a .215 batting average with 79 hits over 368 at-bats in 208 Big League games, playing for the Tigers, Oakland A’s and Cubs.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 TIM HOSLEY

On the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1977 card for former catcher Tim Hosley, who split his 1976 season between the Chicago Cubs and Oakland A's:

Well, "technically" he split his season, as he opened the year with the Cubs but only appeared in one game before moving on to the A's.

Combined, Hosley appeared in 38 games, hitting .161 with nine hits over 56 at-bats, with a homer and four runs batted in as well as four runs scored.

He would go on to play nine seasons as a back-up catcher between 1970 and 1981, toiling in the Minors all of 1972, 1979 and 1980.
The most action he ever saw in a season would be in 1975 when he was with the Chicago Cubs and appeared in 62 games, hitting .255 with 36 hits in 141 at-bats, pretty much setting career-highs across the board in every category.
By the time he retired, he finished with a .215 batting average with 79 hits over 368 at-bats in 208 Big League games, playing for the Tigers, Oakland A’s and Cubs.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1971 TIM HOSLEY

Here’s a “not so missing” 1971 card for former catcher Tim Hosley, who debuted in the Big Leagues with seven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1970 at the age of 23:

Hosley picked up the first two hits of his career over 12 at-bats in that brief MLB experience, but would go on to play nine seasons as a back-up catcher between 1970 and 1981.
The most action he ever saw in a season would be in 1975 when he was with the Chicago Cubs and appeared in 62 games, hitting .255 with 36 hits in 141 at-bats, pretty much setting career-highs across the board in every category.
By the time he retired, he finished with a .215 batting average with 79 hits over 368 at-bats in 208 Big League games, playing for the Tigers, Oakland A’s and Cubs.