Ken Hubbs
Ken Hubbs (b. 10 September, 1941 in Riverside, California) was a popular infielder for the Chicago Cubs. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He played a few games for the Cubs in 1961, but became the starting second baseman in 1962, winning the Rookie of the Year award. As a fielder, he set records with 78 consecutive errorless games and 418 total chances, and he became the first rookie to ever win a Gold_Glove Award. He also led the league in two less desirable categories that season by striking out 129 times and grounding into 20 double plays. His prime achievement as a fielder may have come on 30 September, when he started a triple play in a game against the New_York_Mets. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hubbs was afraid of flying, and he decided to overcome that fear by taking flying lessons. He was killed in a crash while flying his Cessna 172, with a friend, Dennis Doyle, as passenger, on 13 February, 1964 near Provo, Utah. The crash was attributed to poor weather. Hubbs had obtained his license only two weeks earlier. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He had been married to the daughter of former Cleveland Indians star Lou Boudreau, who was a Chicago broadcaster. She later married Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hubbs plays a prominent role in Martin Ralbovsky's best-selling book "Destiny's Darlings", a historical work dealing with the lives of various children who played in the 1954 Little_League_World_Series. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
10 September: REDIRECT September 10... 1941: :1941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film).... Riverside, California: Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 255,166. The city is a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. A July 1, 2004 Census estimate put the fast-growing city's population at 288,384, making it the l... Ken Hubbs related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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