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 borrowed from far too many to list, but I appreciate all of their efforts.
Once again, Jeff of the Custom Baseball Cards Facebook group beat me to a card creation. Jeff is a key contributor to that group, which is not only baseball cards, despite its name. Not needing to duplicate his efforts, when he did it so well already, I simply highlight Jeff's card instead of making my own.
Randy Johnson was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft. He made his MLB debut in 1989, appearing in 12 games. Near the end of the 1981 season, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins, returning to the bigs in 1982. The Twins traded him back to the Sox in 1985, which would be his last season of minor league ball. In total, Johnson appeared in 101 games over parts of two seasons. He hit .248 with 10 HRs, 33 RBIS and 26 runs scored.
For his efforts, Topps gave him a 1983 card. That left a 1981 card to be made. Thanks to Jeff, Johnson's set is now complete.
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