Pat Bourque
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Patrick Daniel Bourque (born March 23, 1947) is an American former professional
left-handed
batter and thrower, he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg). Bourque hit a home run in his first at-bat against the Expos in Montreal while playing for the Cubs.
Career
Bourque graduated from
1969 MLB Draft
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Bourque made his professional debut in 1971 with the Cubs, and went on to play parts of three seasons with the franchise. He had a successful minor league tenure, winning the
Gonzalo Marquez. He spent a season with Oakland before being traded to the Minnesota Twins in another summer deal. Oakland received Jim Holt in return. Oakland reacquired Bourque following the 1974 season, trading Dan Ford
and a minor leaguer to the Twins. Ford went on to play for eleven seasons in the majors, while Bourque didn't play another major league game.
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Orleans Cardinals Place Six Players on All-Star Squad". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 18, 1968. p. 23.
- ^ Sherman, Joe (July 21, 1968). "Upper Division All-Stars Favored Today". Cape Cod Standard-Times. Hyannis, MA. p. 10.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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