Joe McCabe (baseball)

For other people named Joseph McCabe, see Joseph McCabe (disambiguation).
Joe McCabe
Catcher
Born: (1938-08-27) August 27, 1938
Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
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

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 19581961.[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. 1 2 3 "Joe McCabe Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
  2. "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.
  3. 1 2 "Joe McCabe". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2006-04-09.


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