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James Reubin Tabor (November 5, 1916 – August 22, 1953), nicknamed "Rawhide," was an
right-handed
, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Productive Major League hitter
Tabor attended the
runs batted in
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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
minor leagues. His Major League career was marked by numerous suspensions for "breaking training rules,"[2] and one teammate, Doc Cramer, 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.[2]
Tabor was a career .270 hitter with 1,021
putouts (1942), and in errors
for five consecutive seasons (1939–43).
His last active seasons were spent with Los Angeles, Sacramento and Portland in the Pacific Coast League until his retirement in 1952. Tabor died of a heart attack in Sacramento, California, at age of 36.[3]
Highlights
- Hit four home runs in a double-header against the Philadelphia Athletics, collecting 19 bases and 11 RBI. Three of his homers came in the second game, including a record-tying two grand slams in consecutive innings (July 4, 1939). His 11 RBI is the AL single day record.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball hitters with two grand slams in one game
References
- ^ "Baseball in Wartime - Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Jim Tabor at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Maurice Bouchard, Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Jim Tabor Dies Of Heart Attack In Sacramento". Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The Tuscaloosa News. August 23, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Library
- Jim Tabor at Find a Grave