Paul Popovich Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Paul Popovich Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Paul Popovich, born as Paul Edward Popovich, was a former player in the Major League Baseball. He hailed from Flemington, West Virginia and played his initial years as a baseball player in high school and college. After his college baseball career, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs to play in the Major League Baseball.

 

He had the first seasons of his professional baseball career with the Cubs which he joined form 1964 to 1967. After his first stint with the Cubs, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from the 1968 to 1969 season and then went back to the Chicago Cubs. He had a wonderful second stint with the Cubs from 1969 to the 1973 seasons. His last team in the Major League Baseball was the Pittsburgh Pirates which he signed in 1974. He appeared for the team until the 1975 season. Popovich was part of the Pirates team that bagged the National League Eastern Division championship. He played as a second baseman but has served as a utility player for most of the time for the Pirates, thus, earning the name “Supersub”.

 

He made his final appearance in the league on July 21, 1975. After eleven seasons in the majors, he posted 176 runs, 14 home runs, 127 walks and .292 slugging percentage. He also made 403 hits, 134 runs batted in and 9 triples.

 

Get Paul Popovich memorabilia and more at this site. You can have autographed MLB bats, game used autographed items, MLB tailgating gear and MLB trading cards and tickets.

 

 

About Paul Popovich:

Paul Popovich (full name: Paul Edward Popovich; no nicknames) played second baseman, shortstop and third baseman from 1964 until 1975 for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played for the Cubs from 1964 - 1973, Dodgers from 1968 - 1969 and Pirates from 1974 - 1975. Over 11 seasons, he played 682 games, hit 14 home runs, drove in 176 runs, and stole 4 bases. Born on August 18, 1940 in Flemington, WV, Popovich stands 6' 0" and weighs 175 lb. He attended Flemington (Flemington, WV) high school. His debut was on April 19, 1964 and he played his final game on July 21, 1975. Common misspellings of his name include Paul Edward Paul poison Popovich.