Knowledge

Jim Tabor

Source 📝

495: 36: 282:
In 1940 Tabor collected a career-high 21 home runs with 81 RBI, with 16 homers and a career-high 101 RBI in 1941. He remained with Boston until the end of the 1944 campaign, when he was inducted into the
356: 295:, alleged that Tabor would come to the ballpark still "half drunk" from his nights on the town; the Red Sox even hired private detectives to unsuccessfully try to control Tabor's behavior. 287:. After missing the 1945 campaign, he was discharged from military service and then sold to the Phillies on January 22, 1946. After two years in Philadelphia, Tabor was sent to the 525: 580: 540: 575: 555: 434: 520: 545: 550: 560: 535: 413: 267:.316 (18-for-57) in 19 games. The next year he was the Bosox' regular third baseman. He appeared in 149 games and had a .280 570: 565: 198: 194: 184: 180: 530: 291:. His Major League career was marked by numerous suspensions for "breaking training rules," and one teammate, 342:, collecting 19 bases and 11 RBI. Three of his homers came in the second game, including a record-tying two 376: 472: 268: 264: 135: 468: 339: 326: 84: 288: 260: 252: 232: 217: 190: 515: 510: 322: 243:, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). 8: 494: 284: 476: 307: 236: 67: 321:
His last active seasons were spent with Los Angeles, Sacramento and Portland in the
315: 256: 303: 220: 486: 299: 276: 228: 176: 155: 346:
in consecutive innings (July 4, 1939). His 11 RBI is the AL single day record.
504: 405: 224: 47: 490: 240: 481: 292: 357:
List of Major League Baseball hitters with two grand slams in one game
145: 464: 343: 272: 311: 35: 125:
September 17, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies
325:
until his retirement in 1952. Tabor died of a heart attack in
115:
August 2, 1938, for the Boston Red Sox
302:, 104 home runs and 598 RBI in 1,005 games. He led 441:. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. August 23, 1953. p. 10 338:Hit four home runs in a double-header against the 246: 212:(November 5, 1916 – August 22, 1953), nicknamed " 502: 377:"Baseball in Wartime - Those Who Served A to Z" 463:Career statistics and player information from 435:"Jim Tabor Dies Of Heart Attack In Sacramento" 526:Baseball players from Madison County, Alabama 581:United States Army personnel of World War II 493: 298:Tabor was a career .270 hitter with 1,021 541:Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players 318:for five consecutive seasons (1939–43). 576:San Diego Padres (minor league) players 556:Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players 503: 414:Society for American Baseball Research 399: 397: 521:Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players 271:, highest of his MLB career, with 14 403: 16:American baseball player (1916-1953) 546:Major League Baseball third basemen 394: 13: 14: 592: 457: 255:. He came to the Red Sox late in 34: 551:Military personnel from Alabama 427: 369: 247:Productive Major League hitter 1: 561:Philadelphia Phillies players 536:Little Rock Travelers players 362: 332: 482:Jim Tabor Baseball Biography 7: 473:Baseball Reference (Minors) 350: 10: 597: 571:Sacramento Solons players 173: 168: 164: 154: 144: 134: 129: 124: 119: 114: 109: 91: 74: 54: 45: 33: 26: 566:Portland Beavers players 531:Boston Red Sox players 340:Philadelphia Athletics 327:Sacramento, California 239:, he batted and threw 85:Sacramento, California 381:BaseballinWartime.com 253:University of Alabama 233:Philadelphia Phillies 218:Major League Baseball 191:Philadelphia Phillies 329:, at the age of 36. 323:Pacific Coast League 439:The Tuscaloosa News 404:Bouchard, Maurice. 251:Tabor attended the 235:(1946–47). Born in 216:", was an American 120:Last MLB appearance 469:Baseball Reference 285:United States Army 259:after two stellar 210:James Reubin Tabor 306:third basemen in 237:New Hope, Alabama 207: 206: 68:New Hope, Alabama 40:Tabor, circa 1938 588: 497: 451: 450: 448: 446: 431: 425: 424: 422: 420: 401: 392: 391: 389: 387: 373: 81: 65:November 5, 1916 64: 62: 38: 29: 24: 23: 596: 595: 591: 590: 589: 587: 586: 585: 501: 500: 460: 455: 454: 444: 442: 433: 432: 428: 418: 416: 402: 395: 385: 383: 375: 374: 370: 365: 353: 335: 314:(1942), and in 304:American League 269:batting average 249: 136:Batting average 105: 104: 98: 83: 79: 78:August 22, 1953 66: 60: 58: 41: 27: 22: 21:Baseball player 17: 12: 11: 5: 594: 584: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 499: 498: 484: 479: 459: 458:External links 456: 453: 452: 426: 393: 367: 366: 364: 361: 360: 359: 352: 349: 348: 347: 334: 331: 277:runs batted in 248: 245: 231:(1938–44) and 229:Boston Red Sox 205: 204: 203: 202: 188: 177:Boston Red Sox 171: 170: 166: 165: 162: 161: 158: 156:Runs batted in 152: 151: 148: 142: 141: 138: 132: 131: 130:MLB statistics 127: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 112: 111: 107: 106: 99: 93: 92: 89: 88: 82:(aged 36) 72: 71: 52: 51: 43: 42: 39: 31: 30: 20: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 593: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 508: 506: 496: 492: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 461: 440: 436: 430: 415: 411: 407: 400: 398: 382: 378: 372: 368: 358: 355: 354: 345: 341: 337: 336: 330: 328: 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 296: 294: 290: 289:minor leagues 286: 280: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 225:third baseman 222: 219: 215: 211: 200: 196: 192: 189: 186: 182: 178: 175: 174: 172: 167: 163: 159: 157: 153: 149: 147: 143: 139: 137: 133: 128: 123: 118: 113: 108: 102: 96: 90: 86: 77: 73: 69: 57: 53: 50: 49: 48:Third baseman 44: 37: 32: 25: 19: 491:Find a Grave 443:. Retrieved 438: 429: 417:. Retrieved 409: 384:. Retrieved 380: 371: 320: 297: 281: 263:seasons and 261:minor league 250: 241:right-handed 213: 209: 208: 100: 94: 80:(1953-08-22) 75: 55: 46: 18: 516:1953 deaths 511:1916 births 406:"Jim Tabor" 344:grand slams 310:(1939) and 505:Categories 477:Retrosheet 475:, or  471:, or  467:, or  445:August 21, 419:August 21, 386:August 21, 363:References 333:Highlights 293:Doc Cramer 61:1916-11-05 487:Jim Tabor 273:home runs 146:Home runs 110:MLB debut 28:Jim Tabor 410:sabr.org 351:See also 227:for the 312:putouts 308:assists 275:and 95 214:Rawhide 95:Batted: 316:errors 221:player 101:Threw: 87:, U.S. 70:, U.S. 169:Teams 103:Right 97:Right 76:Died: 56:Born: 447:2017 421:2017 388:2017 300:hits 257:1938 223:, a 199:1947 195:1946 185:1944 181:1938 140:.270 489:at 465:MLB 265:hit 160:598 150:104 507:: 437:. 412:. 408:. 396:^ 379:. 279:. 449:. 423:. 390:. 201:) 197:– 193:( 187:) 183:– 179:( 63:) 59:(

Index


Third baseman
New Hope, Alabama
Sacramento, California
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Boston Red Sox
1938
1944
Philadelphia Phillies
1946
1947
Major League Baseball
player
third baseman
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
New Hope, Alabama
right-handed
University of Alabama
1938
minor league
hit
batting average
home runs
runs batted in
United States Army
minor leagues
Doc Cramer

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.