Cards That Never Were is a recurring series in which I create virtual trading cards for players missed in various sets. It is a concept I borrowed from far too many to list, but I appreciate all of their efforts.
Two such creators are Lynn from the Custom Baseball Cards group on Facebook and Gio from When Topps Had (Base)Balls. Today, I am featuring their creations, since they beat me to these specific Cards That Never Were. Lynn made the Topps 1979, while Gio did the Topps 1977. Awesome work from both.
Henry Cruz was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 1971 season. The outfielder made his MLB debut in 1975 and saw action with the Dodgers in 1976, too. He was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox and played parts of 1977 and '78 with the team. He played in the minors with Chicago and Detroit through the '81 season. For his career in 171 games, he batted .229 with 8 HRs, 34 RBIs and 8 runs scored. Henry is not related to the Cruz brothers (Jose, Hector and Tommy).
For his efforts, Topps put Henry on a Rookie Outfielders card in 1976 and a solo card in 1978. That left a 1977 and '79 to be created, which Gio and Lynn did beautifully.
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