Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1966 and 1968 to 1976), he played at the first base and left-field positions with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics. Born Nathan Colbert, he attended Charles H. Sumner High School in Missouri, before being signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. He was drafted by the Houston Astros as a rule 5 player and made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966. Colbert was selected by the San Diego Padres during Major League Baseball's expansion draft in late 1968 and went on to establish himself as an elite, star player during the early part of the franchise's history. He achieved all-star status for three consecutive seasons (1971 to 1973) and produced a career-high 38 home runs with 111 RBIs in 1972. On August 1, 1972, he belted five home runs and drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. To date, Colbert's 163 home runs in a Padres uniform is a team record. In 1,004 career regular-season games, he compiled 833 hits which include 173 home runs, with a .243 lifetime batting average. After retiring as a player, he served as a coach and Minor League manager. He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 1999.
Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1966 and 1968 to 1976), he played at the first base and left-field positions with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics. Born Nathan Colbert, he attended Charles H. Sumner High School in Missouri, before being signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. He was drafted by the Houston Astros as a rule 5 player and made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966. Colbert was selected by the San Diego Padres during Major League Baseball's expansion draft in late 1968 and went on to establish himself as an elite, star player during the early part of the franchise's history. He achieved all-star status for three consecutive seasons (1971 to 1973) and produced a career-high 38 home runs with 111 RBIs in 1972. On August 1, 1972, he belted five home runs and drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. To date, Colbert's 163 home runs in a Padres uniform is a team record. In 1,004 career regular-season games, he compiled 833 hits which include 173 home runs, with a .243 lifetime batting average. After retiring as a player, he served as a coach and Minor League manager. He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 1999.
Bio by: C.S.
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