John Abercrombie

John Henry Abercrombie, Jr.

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Eisenhower High School (Houston)
• Born July 31, 1969 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical information

John Abercrombie is a former minor league baseball infielder/outfielder/catcher who played from 1990 to 1993 in the San Diego Padres farm system.

He was originally drafted in the 42nd round (1070th overall) by the Cleveland Indians in 1988.

In 1990 with the rookie league Arizona Padres, he played in 43 games, hitting .288 with seven home runs, 23 RBI and 10 stolen bases. He displayed a fairly good eye at the plate, walking 20 tims and striking out only 23 times. He made the second half All Star team that year.

His batting and eye at the plate really declined after the 1990 season. In 1991 with the High Desert Mavericks, Abercrombie played in 82 games, collecting 58 hits in 235 at-bats for a .247 batting average. He hit one home run and drove in 28 RBI, stealing only two bases. He struck out 50 times and walked only 19 times. He was voted Most Improved Player in 1991.

In 1992, in 358 at-bats with the Waterloo Diamonds, he batted only .243 with nine home runs and 45 RBI. He stole 18 bases, walked 19 times and struck out 81 times. He made the second half All-Star team in 1992.

With the Wichita Wranglers in 1993, he played in 71 games, collecting 46 hits in 181 at-bats for a .254 batting average. He hit seven home runs, drove in 31 runs, walked eight times and struck out 44 times.

In the winter of 1993, the Cincinnati Reds selected Abercrombie in the minor league phase of the 1993 Rule V Draft. He injured his arm in 1994 and was out for the entire season.

He played for the Corpus Christi Barracudas of the Texas-Louisiana League in 1995. 1995 was his final season in pro ball.

Overall, he played in 306 games with affiliated teams, collecting 236 in 930 at-bats for a .254 batting average. He scored 136 times and drove in 127 RBI. He doubled 46 times, tripled 8 times and homered 24 times. He stole 36 bases, getting caught 14 times. His walks total was exactly three times less than his strikeout total: he walked 66 times and struck out 198 times.

After retiring, he was an assistant baseball coach at Highland Park High School in 2002. Nowadays, he is an instructor at Home Run Hitters, a baseball/softball training facility in Golden Valley, MN.