Ted Kubiak

Ted Kubiak
Kubiak with theLake County Captainsin 2010
Infielder
Born:(1942-05-12)May 12, 1942 New Brunswick, New Jersey,U.S.
Batted:Switch Threw:Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1976, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.231
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	202
Teams
Kansas City / Oakland Athletics(1967–1969) Milwaukee Brewers(1970–1971) St. Louis Cardinals(1971) Texas Rangers(1972) Oakland Athletics(1972–1975) San Diego Padres(1975–1976)
Career highlights and awards
3×World Serieschampion (1972–1974)

Theodore Rodger Kubiak(born May 12, 1942) is anAmericanformer professionalbaseballplayer andmanager.He played as aninfielderinMajor League Baseballfrom1967through1976,most notably as a member of theOakland Athleticsdynasty that won three consecutiveWorld Serieschampionships between 1972 and 1974.He also played for theMilwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,Texas Rangers,and theSan Diego Padres.

Baseball career

Kubiak grew up inHighland Park, New Jerseyand is a graduate ofHighland Park High School,class of 1960.He was signed by theKansas City Athleticsas an amateurfree agentin September 1960 by scoutRay Sanders.He played in theminor leaguesfor six seasons before making his major league debut at the age of 24 with the Athletics on April 14,1967.The Athletics franchise moved from Kansas City toOakland, Californiaprior to the 1968 season. On December 7, 1969, the Athletics traded Kubiak along withGeorge Lauzeriqueto the Milwaukee Brewers forRay OylerandDiego Segui.

Kubiak produced the best offensive statistics of his career while playing for the Brewers in1970,posting career-highs in games played (152), batting average (.252), home runs (4) and runs batted in (41).Kubiak still holds the Brewers' record for most RBIs in a single game with 7 (later equalled by 8 other Milwaukee players),which he set at Boston on July 18, 1970, the team's first year in Milwaukee.

Managerial career

Kubiak reentered baseball as a manager and took over as the manager of theModesto A'sin mid-1989 fromLenn Sakata.He remained in Modesto for four more years before joining theCleveland Indiansorganization in 1994.He managed theCanton–Akron Indiansin 1994 and 1995, then moved down to theNew York–Penn Leaguefor five years.He was with theWatertown Indiansfrom 1996 to 1998, and theMahoning Valley Scrappersin 1999 and 2000.He moved up to theColumbus RedStixxin 2001, theKinston Indiansin 2002, then returned to Mahoning Valley in 2003.From 2004 to 2008 he was the minor league defensive coordinator for theCleveland Indians.In 2009, he returned to managing with the Arizona Extended League Indians, in 2010 managed theLake County Captainsto theMidwest LeagueChampionship, and in 2012 he returned to Mahoning Valley to begin his 4th season at the helm of the Scrappers.

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors)