Pat Bourque

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Pat Bourque
position=First Baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|3|23
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=1971
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=1974
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.215
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=12
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=61
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (1971-1973)
*Oakland Athletics (1973-1974)
*Minnesota Twins (1974)
highlights=
*American Association MVP: 1972

Pat Bourque (born March 23, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for several teams in a three year career.

Bourque was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1969 out of Holy Cross. He made his professional debut in 1971 with the Cubs, and went on to play parts of three and a half seasons with the franchise. He had a successful minor league tenure, winning the American Association MVP in 1972 while playing with the Evansville Triplets. Midway through the 1973 season, Chicago traded Bourque to the Oakland Athletics for fellow first baseman Gonzalo Marquez. He spent a season with Oakland before being traded to the Minnesota Twins in another summer deal. Oakland received Jim Holt in return. Oakland reacquired Bourque following the 1974 season, trading Dan Ford and a minor leaguer to the Twins. Ford went on to play for eleven seasons in the majors, while Bourque didn't play another major league game.

ee also

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bourqpa01.shtml Career Statistics]