Nate Colbert
[edit] Biography
Nate Colbert (Nathan Colbert) was born on April 9, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966 for the Houston Astros. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 24 home runs and 66 RBI. Colbert played for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Nate Colbert's best season was 1972, when he slugged 38 home runs and knocked in 111 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 19
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 53
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .151
| .164
| .170
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 139
| 483
| 64
| 123
| 24
| 66
| .255
| .322
| .482
| 20
| 9
| 45
| 123
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 13
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 156
| 572
| 84
| 148
| 38
| 86
| .259
| .328
| .509
| 17
| 6
| 56
| 150
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 11
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 156
| 565
| 81
| 149
| 27
| 84
| .264
| .339
| .462
| 25
| 3
| 63
| 119
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 17
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 151
| 563
| 87
| 141
| 38
| 111
| .250
| .333
| .508
| 27
| 2
| 70
| 127
| 2
| 3
| 15
| 14
| 12
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 145
| 529
| 73
| 143
| 22
| 80
| .270
| .343
| .450
| 25
| 2
| 54
| 146
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 12
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 119
| 368
| 53
| 76
| 14
| 54
| .207
| .319
| .364
| 16
| 0
| 62
| 108
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 10
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 38
| 81
| 10
| 14
| 4
| 11
| .173
| .230
| .395
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 45
| 156
| 16
| 23
| 4
| 18
| .147
| .231
| .276
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 83
| 237
| 26
| 37
| 8
| 29
| .156
| .231
| .316
| 8
| 3
| 22
| 83
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 14
| 40
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 6
| .200
| .347
| .400
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| Total
|
| 16
| 45
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 6
| .178
| .327
| .356
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 957
| 3261
| 465
| 810
| 169
| 502
| .248
| .326
| .460
| 137
| 23
| 365
| 847
| 23
| 10
| 52
| 54
| 78
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 47
| 161
| 16
| 23
| 4
| 18
| .143
| .229
| .267
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1004
| 3422
| 481
| 833
| 173
| 520
| .243
| .322
| .451
| 141
| 25
| 383
| 902
| 23
| 10
| 52
| 55
| 82
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 37
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 82
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 5
| 45
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 134
| 128
| 1128.1
| 1217
| 87
| 13
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 153
| 151
| 1332.1
| 1406
| 90
| 14
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 153
| 153
| 1362.2
| 1372
| 106
| 10
| 125
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 150
| 149
| 1362.2
| 1290
| 103
| 6
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 144
| 144
| 1242.2
| 1300
| 98
| 11
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 79
| 49
| 503
| 510
| 49
| 7
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| LF
| 48
| 48
| 360
| 93
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| OF
| 48
| 48
| 360
| 95
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 22
| 15
| 147.1
| 151
| 9
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 44
| 44
| 382.1
| 407
| 22
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 1B
| 66
| 59
| 529.2
| 558
| 31
| 10
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 51
| 58
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 37
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 66
| 63
| 481
| 122
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 890
| 843
| 7557.1
| 7754
| 568
| 74
| 686
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 58
| 56
| 417
| 103
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1964).
- Selected by Houston Astros from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1965).
- Selected by San Diego Padres from Houston Astros (18th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Detroit Tigers as part of 3-team trade in which Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to St. Louis Cardinals; Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to San Diego Padres; St. Louis Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Montreal Expos (June 15, 1975).
- Released by Montreal Expos (June 2, 1976).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (June 9, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
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