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Greg Tabor
Greg Steven Tabor (born May 21, 1961 in Castro Valley, California) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball second baseman and pinch runner who played for the Texas Rangers in 1987. Baseball career and statistics Drafted by the Rangers 10th overall in the January Regular phase of the 1981 amateur draft, Tabor split time with the GCL Rangers and Asheville Tourists that year. Combined, he hit .193 in 161 at-bats that season. In 1982, Tabor played for the Burlington Rangers and Tulsa Drillers, he hit .240 with 32 stolen bases in 392 at-bats. He spent 1983 with the Drillers, hitting .268 with 30 stolen bases in 370 at-bats. Again with the Drillers in 1984, he hit .299 with 22 stolen bases in 462 at-bats. Tabor spent all of 1985, 1986 and 1987 with the Oklahoma City 89ers. With the 89ers in 1985, he hit .222 in 81 at-bats. He hit .284 in 401 at-bats in 1986, and in 1987 he hit .303 with 22 stolen bases in 528 at-bats. He made his major league debut that year on September 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams based in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ("The Hitless Wonders") by four games to two. The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Players From California
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Texas Rangers Players
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh-largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country. Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball Second Basemen
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks. Background Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers while in some nations, like Germany, majors are often in command of a company. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including ''general-major'' or ''major general'', denoting a low-level general officer, and ''sergeant major'', denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term ''major'' can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabot Gladiators Baseball Players
Chabot may refer to: People * André Chabot, politician in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *Anthony Chabot (1813–1888), Canadian-American engineer and entrepreneur *Arlette Chabot (born 1951), French journalist and political commentator * Aurore Chabot (born 1949), American ceramist * Bart Chabot (born 1954), Dutch poet and writer * Benoît Chabot (1911–2006), independent member of the Canadian House of Commons * Charles Chabot (1815–1882), English graphologist *Christiane Chabot (born 1950), French-Canadian artist *François Chabot (1756–1794), French revolutionist * Frédéric Chabot (born 1968), Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender *Georges Antoine Chabot (1758–1819), French jurist and statesman *Hendrikus Chabot (1894-1949), Dutch painter and sculptor *Henri Chabot (1616–1655), French nobleman who became Duke of Rohan *Herbert Chabot (1931–2022), senior judge of the United States Tax Court *James Chabot (1927–1989), Canadian politician and British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1961 Births
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They are located in Des Moines, Iowa, and are named for their Major League Baseball (MLB) affiliate. The Cubs play their home games at Principal Park, which opened in 1992. They previously played at Sec Taylor Stadium from 1969 to 1991. The club was established as the Iowa Oaks of the Triple-A American Association (1902–1997), American Association in 1969. Iowa took on the Cubs moniker in 1982. They joined the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998 following the dissolution of the American Association after the 1997 season. In conjunction with MLB's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Cubs were shifted to the Triple-A East, which was renamed the International League in 2022. The only league title in franchise history is the 1993 List of American Association champions, American Association championship. History American As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Salazar (baseball)
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light. Etymology The word ''angel'' arrives in modern English from Old English ''engel'' (with a hard ''g'') and the Old French ''angele''. Both of these derive from Late Latin ''angelus'', which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ''angelos'' (literally "messe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Noce
Paul David Noce (born December 16, 1959) is an American former professional baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted on June 1, 1987, against the Houston Astros. He played in 70 games that year at second base, shortstop, and third base. He didn't appear in the majors again until 1990 with the Cincinnati Reds. He had only one at bat that season, in which he singled. Career Noce attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars from 1979 to 1981. Coaching career Noce served as a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 and 1993. He also coached for the Taepyungyang Dolphins of the KBO in 1993. He also served as the head baseball coach at Hillsdale College in Michigan from 1994 to 2013, stepping down after his 20th season. He notched his 300th win as coach in 2010. In 2016 and 2017, he was the manager for the Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the United Shore Professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Meier
David Keith Meier (born August 8, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder, who also played a few games at third base and as a designated hitter. Early life and education Meier attended Bullard High School in Fresno, California and then went on to attend Stanford University and Fresno City College. While at Stanford, Meier played for head coach Mark Marquess, who went on to lead the United States to the Olympic gold medal. "He was tough, a real disciplinarian," Meier told the Chicago Tribune in 1988. "At that age we probably needed it. I went back to visit a few years later, and he was real nice. I thought, 'Is this the same guy?'" Early baseball career Standing at and 185 pounds, Meier, a right-hander, was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round, 61st overall, of the 1978 draft, but he opted not to sign. In 1981, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round, 113th overall, and at that point, decided to sign. An over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
