Pat Tabler Notable

b. February 2, 1958 · Chicago Cubs 1981–1982, Cleveland Indians 1983–1988, Kansas City Royals 1988–1990, New York Mets 1990, Toronto Blue Jays 1991–1992

Pat Tabler played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1981 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1983 to 1988.

Across 1,202 games he batted .282, with 1,101 hits and 454 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 190 doubles and 16 stolen bases.

He played 444 games at first base, with 3,402 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 317 double plays. He also played 284 games in the outfield.

He was an All-Star in 1987.

He was born in Hamilton, OH, USA on February 2, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1987
Player of the Week	2	1986, 1987

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1981	CHC	35	101	11	19	3	1	1	5	13	26	0	.188
1982	CHC	25	85	9	20	4	2	1	7	6	20	0	.235
1983	CLE	124	430	56	125	23	5	6	65	56	63	2	.291
1984	CLE	144	473	66	137	21	3	10	68	47	62	3	.290
1985	CLE	117	404	47	111	18	3	5	59	27	55	0	.275
1986	CLE	130	473	61	154	29	2	6	48	29	75	3	.326
1987	CLE	151	553	66	170	34	3	11	86	51	84	5	.307
1988	CLE/KCR	130	444	53	125	22	3	2	66	46	68	3	.282
1989	KCR	123	390	36	101	11	1	2	42	37	42	0	.259
1990	KCR/NYM	92	238	18	65	15	1	2	29	23	29	0	.273
1991	TOR	82	185	20	40	5	1	1	21	29	21	0	.216
1992	TOR	49	135	11	34	5	0	0	16	11	14	0	.252
Career	—	1202	3911	454	1101	190	25	47	512	375	559	16	.282

On this day & linked events

1958

Born February 2, 1958

Hamilton, OH, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Pat Tabler

Pat Tabler made a major-league debut on August 21, 1981.

1992

Final major-league game: Pat Tabler

Pat Tabler played a final major-league game on October 4, 1992.

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