# Greg Tabor

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**Greg Steven Tabor** (born May 21, 1961) is a former right-handed [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) second baseman and pinch runner who played for the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) in 1987.

## Baseball career and statistics

Drafted by the Rangers 10th overall in the January Regular phase of the [1981 amateur draft](/source/1981_Major_League_Baseball_Draft), Tabor split time with the [GCL Rangers](/source/Gulf_Coast_League) and [Asheville Tourists](/source/Asheville_Tourists) that year. Combined, he hit .193 in 161 at-bats that season.

In 1982, Tabor played for the [Burlington Rangers](/source/Burlington_Rangers) and [Tulsa Drillers](/source/Tulsa_Drillers), he hit .240 with 32 stolen bases in 392 at-bats. He spent 1983 with the Drillers, hitting .268 with 30 stolen bases in 370 at-bats. Again with the Drillers in 1984, he hit .299 with 22 stolen bases in 462 at-bats.

Tabor spent all of 1985, 1986 and 1987 with the [Oklahoma City 89ers](/source/Oklahoma_City_89ers). With the 89ers in 1985, he hit .222 in 81 at-bats. He hit .284 in 401 at-bats in 1986, and in 1987 he hit .303 with 22 stolen bases in 528 at-bats. He made his major league debut that year on September 10. He pinch ran for [Larry Parrish](/source/Larry_Parrish) against the [California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim), and in his sole at-bat he popped out. He did however score a run in his first game. Tabor appeared in nine games in 1987, collecting one hit in nine at-bats for a .111 batting average. Used often as a pinch runner, he scored four runs. He played his final game on October 4.

On March 17, 1988, he was traded to the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) with [Ray Hayward](/source/Ray_Hayward) for [Dave Meier](/source/Dave_Meier). Tabor and [Paul Noce](/source/Paul_Noce) battled for the 25th roster spot in spring training of 1988, however the Cubs signed [Angel Salazar](/source/Angel_Salazar_(baseball)), and gave him the 25th spot.[\[1\]](https://books.google.com/books?id=C-k0Ylqf4cQC&pg=PA157&dq=%22Greg+Tabor%22&sig=ACfU3U23jJgF7889tsxq0NFyCM1-oW-E8A#PPA158,M1) He played in 130 games for their Triple-A team the [Iowa Cubs](/source/Iowa_Cubs) in 1988, hitting .267, walking only 19 times in 469 at-bats.

Overall, he hit .272 with 145 stolen bases in 800 minor league games. He scored 404 runs and drove 310 in.

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