John Patrick Tobin, known as Johnny or Jackie (January 8, 1921, Oakland, California—January 18, 1982, Oakland), played third base for the 1945 Boston Red Sox. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. His hard drinking probably cut short his major league career. His brother Jim Tobin was a Boston pitcher. James Anthony Tobin, known as Abba Dabba, ( December 27, 1912, Oakland California &mdash May 19, 1969, Oakland was a right-handed
"Jackie" Tobin allegedly had an abundance of talent, but wasted it with his fondness for drink. Boston shortstop Eddie Lake said Jackie could run, hit, field and throw. Eddie Lake, born March 18, 1916 in Antioch California, died June 7, 1995 in Castro Valley California, nicknamed " Teetotaler Eddie also said Tobin was the worst of the heavy drinkers who played for the Red Sox, and that Tobin didn't stop drinking until the game started.
His former Red Sox teammates have told a number of stories about Jackie showing up and playing drunk. One time, Eddie Lake was so concerned about a drunken Tobin's play at third base that he begged manager Joe Cronin to let him play third. Joseph Edward Cronin ( October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager "He's gonna get killed," Lake said. A disgusted Cronin refused the request, saying, "To hell, let him get killed. "
Cronin is said to have offered Jackie $5,000 to stay sober for three months. A few weeks after the offer, Tobin showed up for a game soused to the eyeballs.
A nearly 40-year-old Cronin had to call the commissioner's office to take himself out of retirement to play third for three games because of Tobin's drunkenness. The next year, with the war over, Tobin was gone and the Red Sox tried out seven different players at third. Tobin had some decent years in the Pacific Coast League after leaving the Red Sox. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States.
Tobin's greatest fame is that he replaced another heavy drinker, Jim Tabor. James Reubin Tabor ( November 5, 1916 &ndash August 22, 1953) also nicknamed "Rawhide" was a Major League Baseball at third. Like Tabor, Tobin was also a returning veteran.
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