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	20-14 / in Starts: 19-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	1 in 8 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	65 (28-18-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
K Orie	2
G Hill	2
H RodrÃguez	1
T Houston	1
J Blauser	1
M Alexander	1
G Gaetti	1
S Servais	1

Most Driven In By
S Sosa	2
M Morandini	2
Self	1
J HernÃ¡ndez	1

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 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	29	1	Mar 31	CHC	@	FLA	L,6-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.025	.98	-0.01%	-0.29	P
2	30	6 (4)	Apr 5	CHC		MON	W,7-2	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.003	1.04	0.00%	-0.55	P
3	31	10 (3)	Apr 10	CHC	@	MON	W,13-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	9	.32	0.050	.34	0.03%	0.89	P
4	32	15 (4)	Apr 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-4	GS-6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.167	.100	.267	9	1.03	-0.117	1.10	-0.08%	-1.26	P
5	33	20 (4)	Apr 22	CHC		SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.214	.091	.305	9	1.08	0.011	1.24	0.01%	0.15	P
6	34	25 (4)	Apr 27	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.176	.071	.248	9	1.11	-0.144	1.00	-0.08%	-2.04	P
May		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
7	35	30 (4)	May 3	CHC		STL	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.158	.063	.220	9	.60	-0.031	.70	-0.02%	-0.36	P
8	36	34 (3)	May 9 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.238	.118	.356	9	1.12	-0.013	1.19	-0.01%	-0.07	P
9	37	40 (5)	May 14	CHC	@	COL	W,9-7	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.250	.150	.400	9	.54	0.014	.62	0.01%	-0.08	P
10	38	45 (4)	May 20	CHC		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.296	.182	.478	9	.86	-0.046	1.14	-0.04%	0.08	P
11	39	50 (4)	May 25	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.276	.167	.443	9	1.12	-0.083	1.48	-0.07%	-0.70	P
12	40	55 (4)	May 31	CHC		ATL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.290	.192	.483	9	1.21	0.020	1.47	0.01%	0.55	P
Jun		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
13	41	60 (4)	Jun 6	CHC		CHW	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.313	.259	.572	9	1.04	-0.002	1.48	0.00%	0.21	P
14	42	65 (4)	Jun 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.294	.241	.535	9	1.05	-0.057	1.49	-0.05%	-0.61	P
15	43	70 (4)	Jun 17	CHC		MIL	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.278	.226	.504	9	.59	-0.030	.92	-0.03%	-0.28	P
16	44	75 (4)	Jun 22	CHC		CLE	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.289	.242	.532	9	1.05	0.031	1.44	0.03%	0.22	P
Jul		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
17	45	85 (9)	Jul 3	CHC		PIT	W,12-9	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.262	.216	.478	9	.18	-0.018	.21	-0.01%	0.61	P
18	46	88 (2)	Jul 9	CHC	@	MIL	L,9-12	GS-3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.273	.256	.529	9	.62	0.057	.92	0.05%	0.52	P
19	47	93 (4)	Jul 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.250	.233	.483	9	1.57	-0.202	2.29	-0.18%	-1.90	P
20	48	98 (4)	Jul 20	CHC	@	ATL	W,11-4	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.250	.298	.548	9	1.04	0.203	1.74	0.20%	2.26	P
21	49	104 (5)	Jul 25	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.241	.286	.526	9	1.15	-0.059	2.37	-0.07%	-0.42	P
22	50	109 (4)	Jul 30	CHC	@	ARI	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.236	.280	.516	9	.97	-0.025	1.80	-0.03%	-0.24	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
23	51	114 (4)	Aug 4	CHC		ARI	W,2-0	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.232	.275	.507	9	1.45	-0.053	2.70	-0.06%	-0.46	P
24	52	119 (4)	Aug 10	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.237	.264	.501	9	.70	-0.008	1.70	-0.01%	-0.07	P
25	53	123 (3)	Aug 15	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.226	.250	.476	9	.83	-0.063	1.75	-0.08%	-1.17	P
26	54	127 (3)	Aug 20	CHC		SFG	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.219	.241	.460	9	1.54	-0.103	3.86	-0.16%	-1.18	P
27	55	132 (4)	Aug 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,9-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.215	.237	.453	9	1.03	-0.027	2.08	-0.03%	-0.25	P
28	56	137 (4)	Aug 30	CHC	@	COL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.206	.226	.432	9	.57	-0.044	1.28	-0.06%	-0.89	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
29	57	142 (4)	Sep 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS-8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.222	.219	.441	9	1.01	0.040	2.70	0.06%	0.02	P
30	58	147 (4)	Sep 10	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.216	.212	.428	9	.65	-0.029	2.00	-0.05%	-0.55	P
31	59	152 (4)	Sep 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.218	.214	.432	9	1.17	0.061	4.22	0.13%	0.41	P
32	60	157 (4)	Sep 20	CHC		CIN	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.213	.208	.421	9	.77	-0.040	3.60	-0.11%	-0.36	P
33	61	160 (2)	Sep 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.207	.203	.410	9	.80	-0.041	5.15	-0.16%	-0.34	P
34	62	163 (2)	Sep 28	CHC		SFG	W,5-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.205	.200	.405	5	.19	-0.005	3.96	-0.06%	-0.82	P
							20-14		88	75	7	10	2	0	1	11	7	0	30	0	5	1	0	2	0	0	.133	.205	.200	.405		.90	-0.781	1.73	-0.92%	-8.95

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