Nate Colbert Trades and Transactions

The Nate Colbert trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Nate Colbert has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Tradition here (in St. Louis) is Stan Musial coming into the clubhouse making the rounds. Tradition in San Diego is Nate Colbert coming into the clubhouse and trying to sell you a used car." - Bob Shirley (1981)

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Nate Colbert

Nate Colbert Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#599)

Nate Colbert Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#599)
 

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Birth Name:   Nathan Colbert
Nickname:   Nate
Born On:   04-09-1946  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   209
First Game:   04-14-1966 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-01-1976
Draft:   Not Applicable
Nate Colbert

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1964: Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals.
11-29-1965: Selected by Houston Astros from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft.
10-14-1968: Selected by San Diego Padres (18th pick overall) — expansion draft.
11-18-1974: Traded by San Diego Padres (with Danny Breeden) to Detroit Tigers for Bob Strampe, Dick Sharon, Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert.
06-15-1975: Sold by Detroit Tigers to Montreal Expos.
06-02-1976: Released by Montreal Expos.
06-09-1976: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
11-01-1976: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Nate Colbert trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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