Jerry Lynn Tabb (born March 17, 1952) is an American former professional baseball

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. He played all or part of three seasons in

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(MLB) from 1976 until 1978, for the

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and

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Amateur career

Tabb was a baseball standout at the

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, where, as a freshman, he won the

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award in the 1971 College World Series, where Tulsa was the next-to-last team eliminated. He was also the first baseman for Team USA at the

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Professional career

The Cubs made Tabb a first-round pick, selected 16th overall, in the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. He debuted in the majors in September 1976, playing in 11 games for the Cubs and batting .292. Tabb was purchased from the Cubs by the Athletics the following February, and in Tabb got an extended chance in the major leagues. The A's were cleaning house, and Tabb was one of five players who received substantial playing time at first base for the team. Tabb batted .222 with 6 home runs and 19 RBI in 51 games. The next season, however, Oakland acquired

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from the

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and installed him as their regular first baseman. Tabb managed just 9 at-bats in 1978, his last season in the majors.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tabb, Jerry 1952 births Living people All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Baseball players from Oklahoma Chicago Cubs players College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award winners Major League Baseball first basemen Midland Cubs players Oakland Athletics players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States People from Altus, Oklahoma San Jose Missions players Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball players Vancouver Canadians players Wichita Aeros players Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games