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Nate Colbert Jr. was a professional baseball player and coach from the United States.

During his playing career, Nate Colbert played for the Houston Astros (1966, 1968), San Diego Padres (1969–1974), Detroit Tigers (1975), Montreal Expos (1975–1976), and the Oakland Athletics (1976).

Nate Colbert was drafted in the expansion draft by the San Diego Padres in 1968. Colbert led the Padres with 24 home runs and drove in 66 runs while batting.255 in 1969, the Padres’ inaugural season and his first full season in the big leagues.

From 1971 to 1973, he was a National League All-Star. Colbert had his best day in the majors on August 1, 1972, when he hit five home runs and drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader, breaking the previous record of 11 runs batted in.

This contributed to the Padres’ 9-0 and 11-7 victories over the Atlanta Braves. Coincidentally, a young Colbert had attended the game where Musial first set the record.

In 10 seasons covering 1004 games, Colbert compiled a .243 batting average (833-for-3422) with 481 runs, 141 doubles, 25 triples, 173 home runs, 520 RBI, 383 bases on balls, 902 strikeouts, .322 on-base percentage, and .451 slugging percentage.

Defensively, he recorded a .991 fielding percentage. Primarily a first baseman, he also played 66 games at all three outfield positions.