Mike Cubbage

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

External links

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