Cards That Never Were is a recurring series in which I create virtual trading cards for players missed in various sets over the years. It is a concept I have borrowed from far too many to list, but I appreciate their efforts.
While I mostly feature my creations, I sometimes include others, when they beat me to a certain card creation. In today's case, I was beaten on the three cards needed to complete Mike Beard's collection.
Gio from When Topps Had Balls has been entertaining readers with card creations and other stuff since 2013. He has more than 2,000 virtual cards depicted on his site. I literally get lost in amazement as I check out his past posts. It is really a fantastic site.
When I started looking for pictures of former pitcher Mike Beard to give him three missing cards from his career, I found all three completed cards on Gio's site. Since there was no point in me redoing his cards (how to improve on perfection?), I figured I would simply show his creations and encourage all to check out his site.
Beard was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1971 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 1974 with a six game stint. He stayed with the Braves until being traded to St. Louis late in the '77 season. He finished the '77 season in Triple A for St. Louis, before retiring. All told, he pitched in 74 games, going 4-2 with one save and a 3.74 ERA.
For his efforts, Topps gave Beard a card in their '76 set. That left '75, '77 and '78 missing. Thanks to Gio and When Topps Had Balls, those cards are no longer missing and I didn't even have to do any work.
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