1916
Born November 5, 1916
New Hope, AL, USA
Jim Tabor Notable
Jim Tabor divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Boston Red Sox from 1938, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1947.
Across 1,005 games he batted .270, with 1,021 hits and 473 runs. He finished with 104 home runs, 191 doubles and 69 stolen bases.
He played 980 games at third base, with 1,979 assists and 220 errors. He turned 178 double plays.
He hit three home runs in a game in 1939.
He was born in New Hope, AL, USA on November 5, 1916, and died on August 22, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | 19 | 57 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .316 |
| 1939 | BOS | 149 | 577 | 76 | 167 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 40 | 54 | 16 | .289 |
| 1940 | BOS | 120 | 459 | 73 | 131 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 81 | 42 | 58 | 14 | .285 |
| 1941 | BOS | 126 | 498 | 65 | 139 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 101 | 36 | 48 | 17 | .279 |
| 1942 | BOS | 139 | 508 | 56 | 128 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 75 | 37 | 47 | 6 | .252 |
| 1943 | BOS | 137 | 537 | 57 | 130 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 85 | 43 | 54 | 7 | .242 |
| 1944 | BOS | 116 | 438 | 58 | 125 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 31 | 38 | 4 | .285 |
| 1946 | PHI | 124 | 463 | 53 | 124 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 51 | 3 | .268 |
| 1947 | PHI | 75 | 251 | 27 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 2 | .235 |
| Career | — | 1005 | 3788 | 473 | 1021 | 191 | 29 | 104 | 598 | 286 | 377 | 69 | .270 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died August 22, 1953
1938
Major-league debut: Jim Tabor
Jim Tabor made a major-league debut on August 2, 1938.
1939
Jim Tabor's Three-Home-Run Game, 1939
Jim Tabor hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 4, 1939.
1947
Final major-league game: Jim Tabor
Jim Tabor played a final major-league game on September 17, 1947.
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