Gabe Gabler
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| Gabe Gabler | |
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| Pinch hitter | |
| Born: August 4, 1930 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: January 4, 2014 (aged 83) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 16, 1958, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 21, 1958, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| At bats | 3 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
William Louis "Gabe" Gabler (August 4, 1930 – January 4, 2014)[1] was an American professional baseball first baseman who appeared in three games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs in 1958. Appearing exclusively as a pinch hitter for the Cubs, he struck out three times in three at-bats. The native of St. Louis, Missouri, batted left-handed and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg).
Gabler attended Central High School in St. Louis. His 11-season pro career began in 1950, when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.[2] He played in the Dodgers' farm system through 1955, and eventually was acquired by the Cubs the following year after he bounced around two other MLB organizations. Gabler was a power hitter in the minor leagues, posting double-digit home run totals in all 11 seasons in which he played.[3] In 1961—Gabler's last year as an active player—his 30 home runs led the Double-A Southern Association.
During Gabler's only MLB trial, in September 1958,[2] he fanned against the Philadelphia Phillies' Don Erickson (on the 16th), then against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Ralph Mauriello (on the 19th) and Johnny Klippstein (on the 21st).
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