Glenn Hubbard (baseball player)
Glenn Hubbard | |
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Hubbard (right) as First Base Coach for the Atlanta Braves (2008)
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Second baseman | |
Born: September 25, 1957 Hahn Air Base , Germany |
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Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
Debut in Major League Baseball | |
July 14, 1978 with the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB assignment | |
July 29, 1989 at the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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Batting average | .244 |
Home runs | 70 |
Runs Batted In | 448 |
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As a coach |
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Last update: March 15, 2020 |
Glenn Dee Hubbard (born September 25, 1957 at Hahn Air Base , Rhineland-Palatinate ) is a former American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of second baseman . 1987 Hubbard was in the All-Star team of the National League selected (NL). After his playing career, he was first base coach for the Atlanta Braves .
Career
Hubbard was drafted in the 20th round of the 1975 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves and played in their from 1975 to 1977. Minor league teams . Hubbard made his MLB debut in the jersey of the Braves on July 14, 1978 in the Alater of 20 years against the Philadelphia Phillies . In the encounter he played as a second baseman and had a hit . The Braves won the game 7-2.
In 1982 he led the NL with 20 sacrifice hits. 1983 was to be Hubbard's best season. That season he hit 14 home runs , 70 batted in (RBI) runs, with a batting average (AVG) of .263. In the same year he was elected to the NL All-Star Team . After 10 years he left the Braves to spend the last two years of his playing career with the Oakland Athletics . In the Athletics, he came to a total of 158 games, six home runs and 45 RBI with a batting average of .238. He played his last game in the MLB on July 29, 1989 at the age of 31 against the Seattle Mariners . The Athletics lost the game 6 to 14.
Hubbard was the Atlanta Braves' first base coach from 1999 to 2010 .
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves Box Score, July 14, 1978. In: Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Box Score, July 29, 1989. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Hubbard, Glenn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hubbard, Glenn Dee (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hahn Air Base , Rhineland-Palatinate |