Jim Traber

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Jim Traber
First baseman
Born: (1961-12-26) December 26, 1961 (age 63)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 21, 1984, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: April 8, 1990, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last appearance
MLB: October 1, 1989, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: October 10, 1991, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
MLB statistics
Batting average.227
Home runs27
Runs batted in117
NPB statistics
Batting average.287
Home runs53
Runs batted in184
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Teams

James Joseph Traber (born December 26, 1961)

Kintetsu Buffaloes. After retiring from baseball, he pursued a career in broadcast media
.

Traber was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in Columbia, Maryland.[2] While attending Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, he was an All-American — playing football, baseball, and other sports. Traber attended Oklahoma State University in the early 1980s, where he played both baseball (appearing twice in the College World Series)[2] and football.[3]

Traber was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round (544th overall) of the

runs batted in (RBI), while hitting .340, in his first 13 games, after being recalled in the summer of 1986.[6] Traber's success with Baltimore was hindered by unfortunate timing — as veteran first baseman, Eddie Murray, wasn't ready to retire and Traber was anxious to play in that position — and he had not received any instruction as an outfielder in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), as his manager Earl Weaver lamented.[6] Thus, Traber's options were limited to being a reserve-first baseman, DH, and pinch hitter
.

Traber sang the

Memorial Stadium the night of his MLB debut.[7]

After his MLB career, Traber played baseball in

Lotte Orions pitcher Kazumi Sonokawa into the outfield at the Akita Yabase Baseball Stadium. After charging the pitcher a second time, he was knocked off balance by the catcher while running and was kicked in the face on the way down by the Orions' manager, Masaichi Kaneda. Grainy footage of this incident is still widely distributed on the Internet.[8]

Traber's involvement with sports talk radio began after his retirement from professional sports. He served as a television

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[9]
He sometimes refers to callers as Yardbirds.

Traber has two sons with his ex-wife, and three daughters with his second wife Julie.[10]

References

  1. ^ Jim Traber at thebaseballcube.com
  2. ^ a b c About Jim at jimtraber.com
  3. ^ a b Oklahoma State University. "Oklahoma State University Hall of Fame Bios" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ^
    Baseball-Reference.com
  5. latimes.com
    . Retrieved August 3, 2009
  6. ^ a b Justice, Richard (August 2, 1986). "Dodd, Traber Hit Home Runs in Orioles' 7-3 Win". Washington Post. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. ^ 1987 Topps baseball card # 484
  8. ^ Traber Charging Mound at youtube.com
  9. ^ Radio Schedule, at jimtraber.com
  10. ^ admin. "Jim Traber – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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