Greg Tubbs

Gregory Alan Tubbs

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 185 lb.
• School Austin Peay State University
• High School DeKalb County High School
• Debut August 1, 1993
• Final Game October 3, 1993
• Born August 31, 1962 in Smithville, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Greg Tubbs played in the majors in 1993. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 22nd round of the 1984 Amateur Draft, one of the earliest players out of Austin Peay University to make the bigs. After approximately a decade in the minors, he made it to the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 1993 at age 30 (nearly 31). He was a year older than teammate Barry Larkin. Tubbs was a minor leaguer who stole a lot of bases and got a lot of walks, and continued that practice in the majors, with 14 walks in 74 plate appearances and three stolen bases in four tries.

His son Darien Tubbs was drafted in the 2014 amateur draft and rose as high as AA ball by 2017.

Greg was involved in a very controversial play when he was with the Buffalo Bisons in 1991. During a game in the American Association finals, the team was down 9-0 against Denver Zephyrs pitcher Greg Mathews, who had a no-hitter going into the 9th inning. The Bisons scored 6 runs and then got the bases loaded, with Greg at the plate. He hit a ball which went into the left field corner, and runner Greg Edge tried to score the tying run but was called out at the plate. The umpire's call was highly controversial, and has remained a subject of conversation over the years. A source: Buffalo News. It is also interesting that three key players in the game were all named Greg.