Batting average .277 Role Baseball player Name Enos Cabell | Runs batted in 596 Home runs 60 | |
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Enos cabell on dave parker al oliver
Enos Milton Cabell (pronounced "ca-BELL"), (born October 8, 1949) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 to 1986 for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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- Enos cabell on dave parker al oliver
- Enos cabell on j r richard racism and the press
- Biography
- Trademark lawsuit
- Personal life
- References
Enos cabell on j r richard racism and the press
Biography
Cabell was born in Fort Riley, Kansas to Enos Cabell Sr. and Naomi Cabell. He graduated from Gardena High School in Gardena, California. He played college baseball at Los Angeles Harbor College.
Cabell was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1968. Cabell was traded from Baltimore to Houston on December 3, 1974, for first baseman Lee May. The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Cabell the Houston Astros Most Valuable Player in 1978. On December 8, 1980, Cabell was then traded to San Francisco for pitcher Bob Knepper and outfielder Chris Bourjos.
On February 28, 1986, Cabell and six others were suspended for the entire season for admitting during the Pittsburgh drug trials that they were involved in cocaine abuse. The suspensions for all seven were avoided after agreeing to large anti-drug donations and community service.
He played MLB for fifteen seasons, despite the distinction of being singled out by Bill James in his 1983 Baseball Abstract as a player who "can't play baseball". In 1993, Cabell was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame. Currently, he serves as a special assistant to Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow.
Trademark lawsuit
In December 2008, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young filed suit against Cabell and two others for applying for a trademark to use Young's initials and "Invinceable" nickname to sell products without Young's permission in 2006. The suit claims that their use of Young's name has damaged endorsement deals for Young; he is asking the court to give him the exclusive rights to use the initials and nickname. Cabell denies any wrongdoing.
Personal life
Cabell is a cousin of center fielder Ken Landreaux.