Bob Skube, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bob Skube

Professional baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1957

Place of Birth: Northridge, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bob Skube

  • Robert Jacob Skube (born October 8, 1957 in Northridge, California) is a retired professional baseball player whose career spanned seven seasons, two of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Brewers (1982–83).
  • Skube has also served as a manager and coach in minor league baseball.
  • During his MLB career, he compiled a .250 batting average with seven hits, one double, one triples, and nine runs batted in (RBIs) in 16 games played.
  • Defensively in the majors, Skube played five games in center field, four games in right field, three games as a designated hitter, and one game at first base. Skube attended Simi Valley High School, and the University of Southern California before turning professional.
  • During the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Skube in the 13th round.
  • He made his professional debut that season in the minor leagues with the Class-A Stockton Ports and the Class-A Burlington Bees.
  • Over his minor league career, Skube batted .276 with 634 hits, 140 doubles, 24 triples, and 80 home runs. In 2005, Skube began his coaching career with the Class-A Bakersfield Blaze of the California League.
  • During the next season, he was made manager of the Arizona League Rangers of the rookie-level Arizona League.
  • Since then, Skube has served as the hitting coach for the Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards of the Midwest League (2007), the rookie-level Arizona League Padres of the Arizona League (2008–09), and the Class-A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League (2010).
  • Skube currently serves as the Triple-A Tucson Padres hitting coach.

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