Good glove man....but struggled
with the bat regardless of what side of the plate....went yard 13 times in a career spanning 10 years 1967-1976....for
a career hit an uninspiring .231 over but other than his .157 debut was able to
keep BA over .200 in every subsequent season....was never demoted to minors
either....finest season was 1970....took over at 2nd base in Milwaukee....fair
results .252, 2 HRs, 41 RBIs.....started slow in 1971 and flipped to the
Cardinals .....Surfaced with newly relocated Texas Rangers for 1972 (the worst) then the pennant winning Oakland
A’s (1st)....stayed in the eastern side of the bay area until mid 1975.....collected three
championship rings.....last stop made San Diego his home....continuing reserve
infield duties until age 34 at the conclusion of the 1976 season...Initially
shied away from baseball in favor of real estate....eventually coaxed out into
managing in the low minors for 21 season ranging from 1989 to 2014.....Cited art
as his primary hobby, a deviation from the standard hunting, fishing, golf of
most his contemporaries....in his early playing days bore a striking
resemblance to 80’s Rocker Adam Ant.
Adam Ant, huh? With all that makeup I guess I never noticed ... I interviewed Kubiak a time or two when he was managing. Odd guy.
ReplyDeleteThe resemblance is just my perception on him. I could see where he'd be different. He's not remembered well as other early Milwaukee icons, unlike Heagan, Harper, and Sanders.
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