Tabor attended the
University of Alabama. He came to the Red Sox late in after two stellar
minor league seasons and
hit .316 (18-for-57) in 19 games. The next year he was the Bosox' regular third baseman. He appeared in 149 games and had a .280
batting average, highest of his MLB career, with 14
home runs and 95
runs batted in. In 1940 Tabor collected a career-high 21 home runs with 81 RBI, with 16 homers and a career-high 101 RBI in 1941. He remained with Boston until the end of the 1944 campaign, when he was inducted into the
United States Army. After missing the 1945 campaign, he was discharged from military service and then sold to the Phillies on January 22, 1946. After two years in Philadelphia, Tabor was sent to the
minor leagues. His Major League career was marked by numerous suspensions for "breaking training rules," and one teammate,
Doc Cramer, alleged that Tabor would come to the ballpark still "half drunk" from his nights on the town; the Red Sox hired private detectives to unsuccessfully try to control Tabor's behavior. ==Highlights==