Jim Tabor
[edit] Biography
Jim Tabor (James Reubin Tabor) was born on November 5, 1916 in New Hope, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on August 2, 1938 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .289 with 14 home runs and 95 RBI. Tabor played for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Tabor's best season was 1939, when he hit for a .289 average and knocked in 95 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 57
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 8
| .316
| .328
| .491
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| BOS
| A
| 149
| 577
| 76
| 167
| 14
| 95
| .289
| .337
| .447
| 33
| 8
| 40
| 54
| 1
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 15
|
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 120
| 459
| 73
| 131
| 21
| 81
| .285
| .345
| .510
| 28
| 6
| 42
| 58
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 5
|
| 1941
| BOS
| A
| 126
| 498
| 65
| 139
| 16
| 101
| .279
| .328
| .446
| 29
| 3
| 36
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 17
|
| 1942
| BOS
| A
| 139
| 508
| 56
| 128
| 12
| 75
| .252
| .303
| .366
| 18
| 2
| 37
| 47
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 11
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 137
| 537
| 57
| 130
| 13
| 85
| .242
| .299
| .374
| 26
| 3
| 43
| 54
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 12
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 116
| 438
| 58
| 125
| 13
| 72
| .285
| .334
| .445
| 25
| 3
| 31
| 38
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 13
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 124
| 463
| 53
| 124
| 10
| 50
| .268
| .322
| .374
| 15
| 2
| 36
| 51
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 75
| 251
| 27
| 59
| 4
| 31
| .235
| .297
| .339
| 14
| 0
| 20
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 199
| 714
| 80
| 183
| 14
| 81
| .256
| .313
| .361
| 29
| 2
| 56
| 72
| 3
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 806
| 3074
| 393
| 838
| 90
| 517
| .273
| .324
| .431
| 162
| 27
| 230
| 305
| 3
| 44
| 64
| 0
| 73
|
| Total
|
|
| 1005
| 3788
| 473
| 1021
| 104
| 598
| .270
| .322
| .418
| 191
| 29
| 286
| 377
| 6
| 56
| 69
| 0
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 25
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .727
|
| 1939
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 338
| 40
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 267
| 33
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1941
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 277
| 30
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1942
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 236
| 33
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 261
| 26
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 258
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 221
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 96
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 980
| 0
| 0
| 1077
| 1979
| 220
| 178
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .727
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (January 22, 1946).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (March 1, 1948).
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