Jim Tabor

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Latest revision as of 10:27, 1 July 2010

Jim Tabor
James Reubin Tabor
"Rawhide"
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	175
Born:	1916-11-5 at New Hope, AL (US)
Died:	1953-8-22 at Sacramento, CA (US)
Interred:	Beason Cemetery in Gurley, AL (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
SABR Searches:	Pictures of Jim Tabor | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography

Jim Tabor was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Milton, Massachusetts in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
• Hit a bases loaded home run off Bob Feller in his first game that was a spring exhibition game.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in New Hope, Alabama.
• Was an all-state guard in basketball in high school.
• Attended the University of Alabama but did not graduate.
• Won a basketball letter at the University of Alabama.

Achievements

• Led the 1937 Southern Association in sacrifice hits with 26.

Outside of baseball

• Did construction work and coached basketball during the off-season in 1952.
• In the armed forces in 1945.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.