Greg Booker
Gregory Scott Booker (June 22, 1960 – March 30, 2019) was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1983 until 1990. He also served as a coach for the San Diego Padres from 1997 until 2003, the first four years as bullpen coach, then a season-plus as pitching coach.[1] He was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
| Greg Booker | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: June 22, 1960 Lynchburg, Virginia | |||
| Died: March 30, 2019 (aged 58) Elon, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1983, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 26, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 5–7 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.89 | ||
| Strikeouts | 119 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Booker's widow, Kristi, is the daughter of long-time major league manager Jack McKeon.[3] His son Zach Booker was a catcher in the minor leagues from 2007 until 2011.[4] His son Avery is the head baseball coach for Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC
On June 29, 1989, McKeon, often called "Trader Jack", traded his own son-in-law to the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Freddie Toliver.[5]
References
- Padres fire Booker as pitching coach
- mlb.com
- NY Times article on Jack McKeon
- http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=521009
- Greg Booker page at Baseball Library
- "Obituary for Gregory Scott Booker". Rich and Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Greg Booker at Find a Grave