Joseph Robert McCabe is a retired American

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 baseball

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 catcher

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, who played in Major League Baseball

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 during the and seasons. The 6 inch, 195 lb (88.5 kg) McCabe was born in Indianapolis, Indiana

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. He attended Purdue University

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.

McCabe was signed by the "original" Washington Senators (now the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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) as an amateur free agent in 1960. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1964 for the Twins. He was traded to the expansion edition of the Senators (now the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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) for Ken Retzer

Ken Retzer

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on October 15, 1964. His last game was on May 22, 1965.