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[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Post-war, but Dick Wantz also pitched a total of one inning. He complained of a headache. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away exactly one month later.

[philliesfan]

Jim Marquis played 2 games in 1925 over 3 days. Pitched 7.1 innings. He was teammates with Ruth and Gehrig and pitched against Cobb.
Jim Marquis Autographed Index Card.jpg

[Zach Wheat]

Kind of exceptional circumstances, but when Cobb was suspended during the Leuker incident (known as the Suspension Game),

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroi...enter%20field.

Cobb's replacement player for the game on May 18, 1912, Willaim Leinhauser made 4 appearances at the plate, striking out 3 times. Per SABR, "...when Leinhauser's wife found that he had the audacity to replace the great Ty Cobb, she hit him with a skillet."

[packs]

Harry Barton played 29 games for the 1905 Athletics as a 30 year old rookie. He did manage 10 career hits and though he didn't appear on a baseball card, he was lucky enough to be photographed by Carl Horner:

[Vintagecatcher]

There have been 94 players who have finished their career with a 1.000 batting average with 83 of them finishing at 1-for-1, according to The Elias Sports Bureau.

One of those players is catcher George Yantz, who went 1 for 1 for the Cubs in 1912.

Here are his 1910 T210-3 cards (Red and Orange borders)

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...antzge01.shtml

Patrick

[nolemmings]

Danny Musser played the last 2 1/2 innings of one game on September 18, 1932-- that's it for his MLB career. Here's an 8x10 George Burke photo of the one-time (literally) Washington Senator.

BTW, he did get a hit-- he was 1 for 2.

[doug.goodman]

Not the smallest, but he did slug 2.000 for his career.

[ALBB]

will have to research it but -

1980s/90s guy..Seattle Mariners...kid from NJ..became a dentist ?, something like had an AB..but game rained out..then got hurt and sent down..never made it back ??

[packs]

I think Larry Yount's career is still the saddest in MLB lore. Just three years removed from graduating high school, 21 year old Larry Yount, brother to Robin, was called up and put into a game by Houston in 1971. He hurt himself warming up and never threw a pitch. He played three more years in the minors and retired for good.

He is credited with an MLB appearance though.

[paul]

I think the guy with the brain tumor, Dick Wantz, beats out Larry Yount for saddest baseball story.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by packs

I think Larry Yount's career is still the saddest in MLB lore. Just three years removed from graduating high school, 21 year old Larry Yount, brother to Robin, was called up and put into a game by Houston in 1971. He hurt himself warming up and never threw a pitch. He played three more years in the minors and retired for good.

He is credited with an MLB appearance though.

Just saw this thread and immediately thought of Larry Yount. He gets my vote.