Thomas Arthur Poquette (born October 30, 1951) is an American former outfielder who spent seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals (1973, 1976–79, 1982), Boston Red Sox (1979, 1981) and Texas Rangers (1981).
[1] He was a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association baseball champions during his sophomore year in 1968.
Poquette was most noted for an injury he sustained on an inside-the-park grand slam hit by Kevin Bell in the third inning of a 14–8 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Royals Stadium on June 22, 1976.
In pursuit of a deep line drive to left field, Poquette was unable to stop because his spikes got caught in the AstroTurf playing surface, and he violently crashed face-first into the outfield wall.
[7][8] Poquette spent several seasons as a minor league baseball manager in the Royals organization, most recently with the Spokane Indians in 2002.