Patrick Laverne Hubert (December 11, 1926 – December 2, 2006)[2] was an American baseball pitcher, best known for his time playing college baseball for Texas A&M University. He later played two seasons in minor league baseball. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.
Pat Hubert | |
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Hubert, c. 1951
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1926-12-11)December 11, 1926 Riviera, Texas[1][a] | |
Died: December 2, 2006(2006-12-02) (aged 79) Kleberg County, Texas[b] | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Hubert pitched for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team for three seasons, 1949 through his senior year of 1951.[3] He was named to the 1951 College Baseball All-America Team,[4] was an All-Southwest Conference (SWC) pitcher in 1950 and 1951, was voted the Most Valuable Pitcher in 1951, was a member of the SWC co-championship team in 1951, and pitched in the 1951 College World Series for the Aggies.[5] Hubert was inducted into the Texas A&M University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.[6]
Shortly after he finished playing at Texas A&M, Hubert played semi-professional baseball for the Plymouth Oilers, located in Sinton, Texas.[7][8] He then served in the United States Air Force for three years, where he became a first lieutenant. In 1955, he played for the minor league Harlingen Capitals of the Big State League.[9] In 36 games (20 starts) he compiled a 5–16 win–loss record with 5.17 earned run average; he struck out 86 batters in 181 innings pitched.[10] In 1956, he made seven relief appearances for the Lubbock Hubbers, also of the Big State League; he was released from the team in June.[10][11]
Hubert later coached baseball to hundreds of children in the Kleberg County area for over 40 years, with his involvement in Little League Baseball.[12] In the 1970s, he was named "Mr. Baseball, Kingsville, Texas."[12] In 1989, he and his wife Goldia were named "Aggie Parents of the Year."[13] One year before his death, in 2005, the high school baseball field in Riviera, Texas, was dedicated in his honor.[12]
After graduation from veterinary school in 1952, Hubert served in the United States Air Force. For his service, he was awarded Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[14] He was also president of his local Rotary Club for a time.[12] Hubert taught at the Texas A&M Veterinarian School from 1954 through 1958.[12][15] After teaching, Hubert ranched, farmed, and pursued his own veterinary practice in Kingsville, Texas.[12][15] In 1994, the Kleberg and Kenedy County Junior Livestock Show was dedicated to Hubert.[16] In 2000, he was named an Outstanding Conservation Rancher. Hubert also served as a board member of the Kleberg First National Bank for 20 years.[12] Upon his death, the Texas Senate passed a Resolution in his honor.[12]