Ken Hubbs
Second baseman, Baseball Player
1941 – 1964
Who was Ken Hubbs?
Kenneth Douglass Hubbs was an American second baseman who played from 1961 to 1963 for the Chicago Cubs in the National League. He was killed in a plane crash near Provo, Utah prior to the 1964 season.
In his short big-league career, Hubbs was considered to be an excellent fielder; assessments of his hitting were more mixed. In 1962, he became the first rookie to win a Gold Glove Award, and set several fielding records. Those achievements helped him win the National League Rookie of the Year Award that season. At the time of his death, Hubbs was considered to be one of the best defensive second basemen in the game.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1941
Riverside - Religion
- Mormonism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Colton High School
- Lived in
- Riverside
- Died
- Feb 13, 1964
Provo
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on July 23, 2013
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