Kevin Tapani

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 18, 1964 in Des Moines, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI).

High School: Escanaba HS (Escanaba, MI)

School: Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)

Debut: July 4, 1989 (Age 25-136d, 15,637th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 37-221d)
vs. HOU 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Kevin Ray Tapani

Pronunciation: \TAP-ah-nee\

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1991 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.2

143

125

ERA

4.35

361

354

2265.0

1482

WHIP

1.307

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-3 / in Starts: 9-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	13 (9-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In By
M Grace	1
L Johnson	1
B McRae	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	101 (100)	Jul 23	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.040	.06	0.00%	-0.63	P
2	18	106 (4)	Jul 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-6	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.021	.03	0.00%	-0.21	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	19	111 (4)	Aug 2	CHC		LAD	W,5-1	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.64	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
4	20	116 (4)	Aug 8	CHC		SDP	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.03	-0.052	.01	0.00%	-0.41	P
5	21	122 (5)	Aug 14	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.57	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
6	22	127 (4)	Aug 20	CHC	@	FLA	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.28	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
7	23	131 (3)	Aug 25	CHC		FLA	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.43	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	24	141 (9)	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	W,8-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.16	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
9	25	146 (4)	Sep 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.11	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
10	26	151 (4)	Sep 16	CHC		CIN	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.84	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
11	27	156 (4)	Sep 21	CHC		PHI	W,11-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.81	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
12	28	160 (3)	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.73	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.42	P
							9-3		28	22	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	.136	.208	.136	.345		.90	-0.393	.01	0.00%	-4.47

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