Mike Cubbage

Mike Cubbage
Third baseman
Born: July 21, 1950 (1950-07-21) (age 61) Charlottesville, Virginia
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1981 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting Average	.258
Home Runs	34
RBI	251
Teams
As Player Texas Rangers (1974-1976) Minnesota Twins (1976-1980) New York Mets (1981) As Manager New York Mets (1991)

Michael Lee Cubbage (born July 21, 1950) in Charlottesville, VA was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1974 until the close of the 1981 season. He is the son of Lindy and Marge Cubbage and cousin of former major league catcher Larry Haney and former major league pitcher Chris Haney.

Playing career

On June 7, 1968, he was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 6th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign. In 1971 he was drafted again out of the University of Virginia in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft by the Washington Senators. He was called up to the Major League level by the Texas Rangers in 1974.

He made his major league debut on April 7, 1974 against the Oakland Athletics. He played with the Rangers until he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1976. On June 27, 1978 he hit for the cycle against the Toronto Blue Jays. He later signed as a free agent with the New York Mets for the 1981 season. Throughout his playing career, he was considered somewhat of a utility player, playing mostly third base, but with stints at the first base, second base, and designated hitter positions. Although he spent most of his playing time at shortstop in high school, he did not receive any playing time at this position in the major leagues.

Coaching and managerial career

Cubbage played the part of the Mets' third base coach. However, he was named interim manager of the New York Mets on Sunday September 30, 1991.^[1] He managed the Mets in seven games, finishing with a career managerial record of three wins and four losses (.429).

In 2002, Cubbage served as the interim manager of the Boston Red Sox after previous manager Joe Kerrigan was fired during spring training. He remained on the staff after the Red Sox hired Grady Little as Kerrigan's full-time replacement.^[2]

References

1. ^ SEXTON, JOE (1991-10-01). "BASEBALL; The Mets' Manager for 1992? Try Cubbage, Says Cubbage". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/01/sports/baseball-the-mets-manager-for-1992-try-cubbage-says-cubbage.html?&scp=1&sq=%20October%201,%201991%20Mike%20Cubbage&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
2. ^ "Red Sox pick Little to be new manager". Chicago Sun-Times. 2002-03-12. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20020312/ai_n12451212. Retrieved 2007-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Positions
Preceded by Sam Perlozzo	Little Falls Mets Manager 1983	Succeeded by Bud Harrelson
Preceded by Sam Perlozzo	Lynchburg Mets Manager 1984-1985	Succeeded by Bobby Floyd
Preceded by Sam Perlozzo	Jackson Mets Manager 1986	Succeeded by Tucker Ashford
Preceded by Sam Perlozzo	Tidwater Tide Manager 1987-1989	Succeeded by Steve Swisher
Preceded by Bill Robinson	New York Mets First Base Coach 1990	Succeeded by Tom Spencer
Preceded by Chuck Hiller	New York Mets Third Base Coach 1991	Succeeded by
Preceded by Bill Robinson	New York Mets Hitting Coach 1991	Succeeded by Tom McCraw
Preceded by Bud Harrelson	New York Mets Manager 1991	Succeeded by Jeff Torborg
Preceded by	New York Mets Third Base Coach 1992-1996	Succeeded by Cookie Rojas
Preceded by	Houston Astros Third Base Coach 1997-2000	Succeeded by
Preceded by Matt Galante	Houston Astros Third Base Coach 2001	Succeeded by Tony Pena
Preceded by Gene Lamont	Boston Red Sox Third Base Coach 2002-2003	Succeeded by Dale Sveum

Persondata
Name	Cubbage, Mike
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Date of birth	July 21, 1950
Place of birth	Charlottesville, Virginia
Date of death
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