- John Mabry
Infobox MLB retired
name=John Mabry
position=Outfielder /First baseman
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1970|10|17Wilmington, Delaware
debutdate=April 23
debutyear=by|1994
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=May 17
finalyear=by|2007
finalteam=Colorado Rockies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.263
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=96
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=446
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1994-by|1998)
*Seattle Mariners (by|1999-by|2000)
*San Diego Padres (by|2000)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2001)
*Florida Marlins (by|2001)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2002)
*Oakland Athletics (by|2002)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2003)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2004-by|2005)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2006)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2007)John Steven Mabry (born
October 17 1970 inWilmington, Delaware ) is a formerMajor League Baseball player. He has 898 career hits in 3409 at bats (for abatting average of .263), with 96home run s and 446 RBI. He is 6'4" tall, weighs 210 lbs and batsleft-handed and throwsright-handed .Mabry, a graduate of
Bohemia Manor High School , inChesapeake City, Maryland , played three years atWest Chester University of Pennsylvania , before being drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the by|1991 amateur draft. He played for theSt. Louis Cardinals three different times (by|1994-by|1998, by|2001, by|2004-by|2005). In Mabry's only season with over 400at bat s, he batted for the cycle in aMay 18 , by|1996 loss to the Colorado Rockies. He is one of the few major leaguers who prefers not to wear batting gloves.Mabry is somewhat versatile on defense, having played more than 100 games at left and right field as well as first and third base. He has worked with former
St. Louis Cardinals catcherMike Matheny in order to serve as emergency catcher should a situation require it, although this scenario has not yet occurred. He has even made two career appearances pitching, pitching a total of 1inning and giving up 7earned runs for an ERA of 63. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml]External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mabryjo01 Baseball Almanac]
*baseball-reference|id=m/mabryjo01
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