A 6'6" reliever, Booker shuttled between San Diego and Las Vegas (Pacific Coast League)
from 1983 to 1986 before finally spending full seasons with the Padres in 1987 and
1988. Originally drafted as a first baseman, he switched to pitching full-time in
his second pro season (1982) and led the California League in losses, walks, and
wild pitches. He still reached the ML at the tail end of the 1983 season, and in
1984 he pitched one inning in Game Three of the WS, walking four batters. Booker's
father-in-law is Padres manager Jack McKeon.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 28, 1988: The Padres fire manager Larry Bowa and replace him with Jack McKeon, who is also the club's vice president of baseball operations. McKeon's son-in-law, Greg Booker, has pitched in 17 of the first 46 Padre games, but will appear in just 17 games the rest of the year.
»June 29, 1989:
The Padres GM Jack McKeon trades his son-in-law, pitcher Greg Booker to the Twins for P Fred Toliver. Booker had been booed in every appearance, but will make just six appearances for the Twins before being sold to the Giants at the end of the season. Toliver will get in nine games with no decisions.
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