Posts tagged as “Pat Tabler”

• Originally a first-round pick of the Yankees in 1986 but was traded to the Cubs as a minor leaguer.
• Spent first two years of his career with the Cubs before getting traded to the White Sox after the 1982 seasons.
• Acquired by Cleveland from the White Sox at the end of spring training in 1982 (he never played a regular season game for CHW) in exchange for shortstop Jerry Dybzinski.
• Saw regular action but was mostly a utility player early in his career, getting at least 30 starts left field, third base and first base between 1983 and 1984.
• In 1985, started sharing time with Mike Hargrove at first base. Hargrove retired after the year an Tabler became the team’s primary first basemen through the rest of his career in Cleveland.
• Hit a walk-off HR in May 1986 against Texas, his only walk-off hit with Cleveland.
• Selected to the All-Star team in 1987.
• Known for his performance with the bases loaded: 32-58 (.552 BA), 2 HR during his time with Cleveland
• One of three Indians to hit .300 in consecutive years during the 1980s (1986-87) along with Julio Franco (1986-88) and Mike Hargrove (1980-81).
• Traded to the Royals in June 1988 for starting pitcher Bud Black.
• Won the 1992 World Series with the Blue Jays in the final season of his career (went 0-2 as a pinch-hitter in the series).