This guy played for one season in Houston although he is most remembered for his days in SF. Uribe's Stats http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2691022 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Former San Francisco Giants shortstop Jose Uribe was killed early Friday in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic. The Dominican National Police said the 47-year-old Uribe's sport utility vehicle crashed about 3 a.m. on a highway about 30 miles west of the capital, Santo Domingo. Police said the cause of the crash was under investigation. Uribe's death was confirmed by Glovis Reyes, a longtime friend of the ballplayer and a former member of the Dominican Congress. Uribe played 10 seasons in the major leagues from 1984 to 1993, mostly with the Giants. He began his career with one season in St. Louis and ended it with one in Houston. He had a career batting average of .241 and a fielding percentage of .969.
RIP That's too bad. I remember going to Giants' games in college at Candlestick and when Jose Uribe would come to bat the crowd would chant. "OOO! REEBAY! OOO! REEBAY!"
Pardon my old memory, but wasn't Uribe the guy whose wife died while giving birth to their child? For some reason I remember this. RIP++ Edit: Uribe's Wife Dies Of Heart Attack Published: June 2, 1988 LEAD: The wife of Jose Uribe, the San Francisco Giants shortstop, died today of a heart attack she suffered less than two days after the premature birth of the couple's third child, hospital officials said. The wife of Jose Uribe, the San Francisco Giants shortstop, died today of a heart attack she suffered less than two days after the premature birth of the couple's third child, hospital officials said. Sara Uribe, 27, died during emergency surgery at Sequoia Hospital, said Paula Harrington, a spokeswoman for the hospital. Dr. Edward Anderson, a cardiologist, said surgeons found Mrs. Uribe had a fatal condition called pulmonary hypertension, which resulted in heart failure. The condition affects young women and has no cure, he said. Mrs. Uribe had delivered a boy by Cesarean section Tuesday after she went into labor in the 35th week of her pregnancy, about three weeks premature. The hospital said the baby, who weighed 3 pounds 7 ounces at birth, is in excellent condition.
