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José Uribe Notable

b. January 21, 1959 · St. Louis Cardinals 1984, San Francisco Giants 1985–1992, Houston Astros 1993

José Uribe played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1993. His longest stay was with the San Francisco Giants, from 1985 to 1992.

Across 1,038 games he batted .241, with 738 hits and 307 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 99 doubles and 74 stolen bases.

He played 1,015 games at shortstop, with 2,821 assists and 136 errors. He turned 565 double plays.

He was born in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R. on January 21, 1959, and died on December 8, 2006. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1984 STL 81944 000 3021 .211
1985 SFG 14747646113 2043 2630578 .237
1986 SFG 15745346101 1513 43617622 .223
1987 SFG 953094490 1655 30243512 .291
1988 SFG 14149347124 1073 35366914 .252
1989 SFG 15145334100 1261 3034746 .221
1990 SFG 13841535103 861 2429495 .248
1991 SFG 902312351 841 1220333 .221
1992 SFG 661622439 912 1314252 .241
1993 HOU 4553413 100 3851 .245
Career 10383064307738 993419 21925642574 .241

On this day & linked events

1959

Born January 21, 1959

San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.

2006

Died December 8, 2006

1984

Major-league debut: José Uribe

José Uribe made a major-league debut on September 13, 1984.

1993

Final major-league game: José Uribe

José Uribe played a final major-league game on October 3, 1993.