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Where will Nate Colbert be buried? Burial site and Find a Grave details

Nathan Colbert Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach who was born on April 9, 1946, and died on January 5, 2023. From 1966 through 1976, he was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, most notably for the newly founded San Diego Padres expansion franchise.

Colbert, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was signed as an amateur free agent by his hometown St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. There was no MLB draft until 1965, so he could sign with any team he wanted. To join St. Louis, he turned down 16 major league bonus offers and 30 college scholarships. In 1965, he was drafted in the Rule 5 draft by the Houston Astros. Colbert played with the Astros in 1966 and 1968 before being drafted in the expansion draft by the San Diego Padres in 1968.

Colbert led the Padres with 24 home runs and drove in 66 runs with a.255 batting average in 1969, the Padres’ debut season and his first complete season in the big leagues. From 1971 through 1973, he was a National League All-Star. Colbert had his best day in the majors on August 1, 1972, when he hit five home runs (one of just two players to do so, the other being Stan Musial in 1954) and drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader, beating the previous mark of 11 runs batted in. Another major-league record for a doubleheader was his 22 total bases. This contributed to the Padres’ 9-0 and 11-7 victories over the Atlanta Braves. A young Colbert had attended the doubleader on May 2, 1954, when Musial first set the single-day home run record. In 1972, he hit 38 home runs, matching his total from 1970.

Where will Nate Colbert be buried? Burial site and Find a Grave details

There is no information about Nate’s funeral arrangement yet.

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