Enos Cabell
| Enos Cabell | |
|---|---|
 Cabell in 2014 | |
| Third baseman/First baseman | |
| Born:October 8, 1949 Fort Riley, Kansas,U.S. | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 17, 1972, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 60 |
| Runs batted in | 596 |
| Teams | |
Enos Milton Cabell(pronouncedca-BELL), (born October 8, 1949) is an American former professionalbaseballplayer. He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) as afirst basemanandthird basemanfrom 1972 to 1986, most prominently as a member of theHouston Astrosteam that won the franchise's first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in1980.He also played for theBaltimore Orioles,San Francisco Giants,Detroit Tigers,andLos Angeles Dodgers.[1]After his playing career, Cabell served as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Houston Astros.[2]
Biography
[edit]Cabell was born inFort Riley, Kansas,to Enos Cabell Sr. and Naomi Cabell. He graduated fromGardena High SchoolinGardena, California.[3]He playedcollege baseballatLos Angeles Harbor College.[4]
Cabell was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateurfree agentin 1968. He played in Venezuelan winter league for Tigres de Aragua in season 1971-1972. He was traded along withRob Andrewsfrom the Orioles to the Astros forLee MayandJay Schlueterat theWinter Meetingson December 3, 1974.[5]TheBaseball Writers' Association of Americanamed Cabell the Houston Astros' Most Valuable Player in 1978.[6]On December 8, 1980, Cabell was then traded to San Francisco for pitcherBob Knepperand outfielderChris Bourjos.
On February 28, 1986, Cabell and six others were suspended for the entire season for admitting during thePittsburgh drug trialsthat they were involved incocaineabuse. The suspensions for all seven were avoided after agreeing to large anti-drug donations andcommunity service.[7]
He played MLB for 15 seasons, despite the distinction of being singled out by Bill James in his 1983 Baseball Abstract as a player who "can't play baseball."[8]Currently, he serves as a special assistant to Astros general managerJames Click.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]In 1,688 games over 15 seasons, Cabell compiled a.277batting average(1,647–for–5,952) with 753runs,263doubles,56triples,60home runs,596RBI,238stolen bases,259base on balls,691strikeouts,.308on-base percentage,and.370slugging percentage.Defensively, he recorded a.977fielding percentage.In the postseason, he batted.184 (7–for–38) in 13 league championship games.[1]
Trademark lawsuit
[edit]In December 2008,Tennessee TitansquarterbackVince Youngfiled suit against Cabell and two others for applying for a trademark to use Young's initials and the "Invincible" nickname to sell products without Young's permission in 2006. The suit claimed that their use of Young's name damaged endorsement deals for Young; he asked the court to give him the exclusive rights to use the initials and nickname. Cabell denied any wrongdoing.[10]
See also
[edit]- Houston Astros award winners and league leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
References
[edit]- ^ab"Enos Cabell Statistics and History"."baseball-reference.com. Accessed June 10, 2017.
- ^"Astros Front Office Directory".mlb.com.RetrievedAugust 10,2021.
- ^"Enos Cabel Stats".Baseball Almanac.RetrievedDecember 3,2012.
- ^"MLB Player Enos Cabell".SportsPool.com.RetrievedDecember 3,2012.
- ^Durso, Joseph. "Big Deals: McGraw to Phils, Allen to Braves, Lee May to Orioles,"The New York Times,Wednesday, December 4, 1974.Retrieved October 31, 2020
- ^"Enos M. Cabell, Jr".Black Baseball Players. Archived fromthe originalon December 16, 2013.RetrievedDecember 3,2012.
- ^"The Mysterious Enos Cabell".The Daily Fungo.March 7, 2011.RetrievedDecember 3,2012.
- ^"On Bill James, the writer".March 2, 2012.
- ^"Enos Cabell Community Outreach Executive".MLB.com.RetrievedJanuary 2,2023.
- ^"Vince Young Suing Enos Cabell, Two Others".Sports Illustrated.December 19, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orBaseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
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