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Ken Hubbs
Second Baseman
Born: December 23, 1941(1941-12-23)
Died: February 13, 1964 (aged 22)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1961
for the Chicago Cubs
Final game
September 29, 1963
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
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Home runs     14
Runs scored     148
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kenneth Douglass Hubbs (December 23, 1941 - February 13, 1964) was an American second baseman who played from 1961 to 1963 for the Chicago Cubs in the National League. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball He was killed in a plane crash near Provo, Utah prior to the 1964 season. Provo is a city in and the County seat Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP

In his short big-league career, Hubbs was considered to be an excellent fielder but a poor hitter. [1] In 1962, he became the first rookie to win a Gold Glove Award, and set several fielding records. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Those achievements helped him win the MLB Rookie of the Year Award that season. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America [2] At the time of his death, Hubbs was considered to be one of the best second basemen in the game. [3]

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Early life

Hubbs was born in Riverside, California and resided in nearby Colton, California. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. Colton is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

He played in the 1954 Little League World Series. The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old [4] Colton represented California. They beat Virginia in the first round and Illinois in the second. In the final game of the Series, Schenectady, New York beat California 5-3. [5] Two future big league players played on the Schenectady team: Jim Barbieri, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Bill Connors, with the Chicago Cubs, both in 1966. James Patrick Barbieri (born September 15, 1941 in Schenectady New York) was an Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in Bill Connors (born September 24, 1949) is a Jazz musician notable for being a Legato technique master adept at both the acoustic and Highlights of Hubbs playing defense at second base was captured on film[6]. It includes a play where Hubbs ran from the shortstop position to back up the second baseman and caught a bloop fly into short right field.

He signed as an amateur free agent with the Chicago Cubs prior to the 1959 season. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The Cubs sent him to the Appalachian League, where he started his professional career. The Appalachian League is a Rookie-class minor league that began play in 1937 with one year of inactivity in 1956

Major League career

During the 1961 season, the Cubs positioned Don Zimmer and Jerry Kindall at second base. Donald William Zimmer (born January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Infielder, manager, and a coach in Major League Gerald Donald Kindall (born May 27, 1935 in St Paul Minnesota) is a retired professional Baseball player who played Second base Both were having poor seasons offensively. While Zimmer made the Major League Baseball All-Star team that year, he only hit . All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and 252 while Kindall hit . 242. [7] Hubbs was called up from the Minor Leagues in an attempt to solve the Cubs' difficulties at second base. He entered the Cubs lineup on September 10, 1961 in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He had three at-bats, gaining two hits and one run batted in in a 12-5 Cubs loss. [8] He played in ten games in his debut season, making five hits in 26 at bats, and one home run. [7]

The New York Mets drafted Zimmer in the 1961 expansion draft, and Cubs traded away Kindall, leaving Hubbs as the starting second baseman for the ninth-place Chicago in 1962. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. An expansion draft, in professional Sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new Expansion teams or franchises This occurs mainly The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as Hubbs played in 160 games for the season, getting 172 hits with five home runs and 49 runs batted in. [9] He led all National League rookies in games, hits, doubles, triples, runs, and batting average. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball [10] He was named the Rookie of the Year, earning 19 out of 20 votes and becoming the second consecutive Cubs player to win the award after Billy Williams. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. As a fielder, he set records with 78 consecutive games without a mistake and 418 total chances, breaking Bobby Doerr's Major League Baseball records. Robert Pershing Doerr (born April 7 1918 in Los Angeles California) is a former Second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball [3] His performances saw him become the first rookie to win a Gold Glove Award. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to He also led the league in two less desirable categories that season by striking out 129 times and grounding into 20 double plays. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. [9] His prime achievement as a fielder came on September 30, when he started a triple play in the final game of the season against the Mets. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the In Baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play in baseball [11] He did not do so well at the plate. He hit . 260, and led the National League in strikeouts with 129. [12]

In the 1963 season, Hubbs played in 155 games, earning a career low low . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP 235 batting average with eight home runs and 47 runs batted in. [9] His fielding helped the Cubs to achieve an 82-80 record. [3]

Death

Hubbs had a fear of flying, which he decided to overcome by taking flying lessons. Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them [1] On February 13, 1964 Hubbs took off in a Cessna 172 with his close friend Dennis Doyle in Provo, Utah. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Provo is a city in and the County seat [2] They were in town to visit Doyle's wife and her parents. [13] They also participated earlier in the day in a charity basketball event for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints[2], the church Hubbs was a member of. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known [14] The pair were heading back to their homes in Colton, California. Colton is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. [2] A minute into the flight, about five miles south of Provo, the plane went down in poor weather in an ice covered part of Utah Lake. Utah Lake, at, is the largest natural Freshwater Lake in the state of Utah and a remnant of the Prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which Hubbs had obtained his license only a fortnight earlier. The weather outside was estimated as -1 F, and it had been snowing heavily. [3] The bodies of Hubbs and Doyle were found two days later after a three-state search. [2]

Hubbs' funeral was staged several days later in his hometown of Colton. Services were held in a local high-school because of the huge crowd that wanted to view Hubbs' casket. Fellow Cubs teammates Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Glen Hobbie and Don Elston were among the pallbearers. Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25 1940 in Seattle Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player Glen Frederick Hobbie (born April 24, 1936 in Witt Illinois) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957-1964 Donald Ray (Don Elston ( April 6, 1929 - January 2, 1995) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the [3]

Footnotes and references

  1. ^ a b Rob Neyer. Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups. Simon and Schuster, 48. ISBN 0743241746.  
  2. ^ a b c d e Cubs Star Killed in Utah Air Crash. New York Times (1964-02-16). Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  3. ^ a b c d e Peter Golenbock. Wrigleyville, A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs. St. Martin's Press, 382. ISBN 0312156995.  
  4. ^ Team roster http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/rosters/1954rstr.htm
  5. ^ LLWS scores 1954 http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/scores/1954line.htm
  6. ^ Film of '54 Colton LL team found, by John Murphy, The Sun, (San Bernardino, CA), August 15, 2004
  7. ^ a b 1962 Chicago Cubs stats in Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  8. ^ Cubs-Phillies game stats in Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  9. ^ a b c Ken Hubbs stats in Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  10. ^ David Nemec. The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia. Brassey's Inc. , 230. ISBN 1574886703.  
  11. ^ Peter Golenbock. Amazin': The Miraculous History of New York's Most Beloved Baseball Team. St. Martin's Press, 137. ISBN 0312309929.  
  12. ^ Sports Illustrated, March 18, 1963.
  13. ^ John Snyder. Cubs Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the Chicago Cubs Since 1876. Emmis Books, 424. ISBN 1578601924.  
  14. ^ Famous Mormons in Baseball Page 2

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Preceded by
Billy Williams		 National League Rookie of the Year
1962		 Succeeded by
Pete Rose
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