Joe McCabe (baseball)
For other people named Joseph McCabe, see Joseph McCabe (disambiguation).
| Joe McCabe | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: August 27, 1938 Indianapolis, Indiana | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 1964, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 22, 1965, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .174 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Joseph Robert McCabe (born August 27, 1938) is a retired American baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball during the 1964 and 1965 seasons. The 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 195 lb (88 kg) McCabe was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1958–1961.[1][2]
McCabe was signed by the "original" Washington Senators (now the Minnesota Twins) as an amateur free agent in 1960.[3] He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1964 for the Twins.[1] He was traded to the expansion edition of the Senators (now the Texas Rangers) for Ken Retzer on October 15, 1964.[3] His last game was on May 22, 1965.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Joe McCabe Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
- ↑ "Purdue University Baseball Players Who Played in the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Joe McCabe". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
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