Greg Tabor

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Greg Tabor
Second baseman
Born: (1961-05-21) May 21, 1961 (age 57)
Castro Valley, California
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 10,  1987, for the  Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 4,  1987, for the  Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average .111
Home runs 0
RBI 1
Teams

Greg Steven Tabor (born May 21, 1961 in Castro Valley, California) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball second baseman and pinch runner who played for the Texas Rangers in 1987.

Castro Valley, California CDP in California, United States

Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it is the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The population was 61,388 at the 2010 census.

Major League Baseball Professional baseball league

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Drafted by the Rangers 10th overall in the January Regular phase of the 1981 amateur draft, Tabor split time with the GCL Rangers and Asheville Tourists that year. Combined, he hit .193 in 161 at-bats that season.

Gulf Coast League minor baseball league in Florida

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In 1982, Tabor played for the Burlington Rangers and Tulsa Drillers, he hit .240 with 32 stolen bases in 392 at-bats. He spent 1983 with the Drillers, hitting .268 with 30 stolen bases in 370 at-bats. Again with the Drillers in 1984, he hit .299 with 22 stolen bases in 462 at-bats.

The Burlington Rangers were a Carolina League affiliate of the Texas Rangers that played until the 1972 season in Burlington, North Carolina. From 1965 to 1971 the team was known as the Burlington Senators; from 1958 to 1964 it was known as the Alamance or Burlington Indians; from 1952 to 1955 it was named the Burlington-Graham (Bur-Gra) Pirates; and from its founding in 1945 until 1951 it was known as the Burlington Bees. Today, the Burlington Franchise is in the Appalachian League as the Burlington Royals, having began play in that league in 1986.

The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club.

Tabor spent all of 1985, 1986 and 1987 with the Oklahoma City 89ers. With the 89ers in 1985, he hit .222 in 81 at-bats. He hit .284 in 401 at-bats in 1986, and in 1987 he hit .303 with 22 stolen bases in 528 at-bats. He made his major league debut that year on September 10. He pinch ran for Larry Parrish against the California Angels, and in his sole at-bat he popped out. He did however score a run in his first game. Tabor appeared in nine games in 1987, collecting one hit in nine at-bats for a .111 batting average. Used often as a pinch runner, he scored four runs. He played his final game on October 4.

Larry Parrish American baseball player and coach

Larry Alton Parrish is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. Parrish played with the Montreal Expos (1974–81), Texas Rangers (1982–88), and Boston Red Sox (1988). He also played two seasons in Japan for the Yakult Swallows (1989) and the Hanshin Tigers (1990). He also served as manager of the Detroit Tigers (1998–99).

On March 17, 1988, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs with Ray Hayward for Dave Meier. Tabor and Paul Noce battled for the 25th roster spot in spring training of 1988, however the Cubs signed Angel Salazar, and gave him the 25th spot. He played in 130 games for their Triple-A team the Iowa Cubs in 1988, hitting .267, walking only 19 times in 469 at-bats.

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Raymond Alton Hayward is a former left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played from 1986 to 1988 for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers. He is currently the pitching coach for the collegiate Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team.

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Overall, he hit .272 with 145 stolen bases in 800 minor league games. He scored 404 runs and drove 310 in.

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