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El Tappe
Elvin Walter Tappe

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 24, 1954
Final Game July 17, 1962
Born May 21, 1927 in Quincy, IL
Died October 10, 1998 in Quincy, IL

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Batting  Glossary /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 27 CHC NL  46  119    5   22   3  0   0    4   0  0  10   9  .185  .246  .210   20   25   2   1       0   2
 1955 28 CHC NL   2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 29 CHC NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   52    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 31 CHC NL  17   28    2    6   0  0   0    4   0  0   3   1  .214  .290  .214   38    6   1   0   2   0   2
 1960 33 CHC NL  51  103   11   24   7  0   0    3   0  1  11  12  .233  .313  .301   70   31   6   0   1   1   2
 1962 35 CHC NL  26   53    3   11   0  0   0    6   0  0   4   3  .208  .288  .208   34   11   1   0   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      145  304   21   63  10  0   0   17   0  1  29  25  .207  .282  .240   41   73  10   1   3   3   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        340   23   70  11  0   0   19   0  1  32  28  .207  .282  .240   41   82  11   1   3   3   9
 Career High     51  119   11   24   7  0   0    6   0  1  11  12                          31   6   1   2   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 27 CHC NL  132  102    6   1.6   110| .185  .275| .246  .347| .210  .425| .456  .772|  20  .116 -14.2  -1.4   0%
 1955 28 CHC NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 1956 29 CHC NL    2    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .263| .500  .330| .000  .415| .500  .744|  52  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 1958 31 CHC NL   32   25    1   1.1   104| .214  .267| .290  .335| .214  .417| .504  .752|  38  .063  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1960 33 CHC NL  121   88   10   3.1    98| .233  .262| .313  .328| .301  .402| .614  .730|  70  .343  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1962 35 CHC NL   60   45    3   1.8   106| .208  .275| .288  .342| .208  .417| .496  .759|  34  .152  -5.0  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       347  261   20   2.1   105| .207  .270| .282  .338| .240  .415| .522  .754|  41  .188 -25.4  -2.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 27 CHC NL C 46 185 22 3 2 .986 .986 4.50 4.57 0 1955 28 CHC NL C 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.80 0 1956 29 CHC NL C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 5.00 6.79 5.77 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 1958 31 CHC NL C 16 46 4 2 0 .962 .988 3.12 5.19 5.25 6.06 9 85.7 1 0 2 1 1960 33 CHC NL C 49 215 27 2 4 .992 .986 4.94 5.41 6.74 6.58 38 323.0 3 8 24 22 1962 35 CHC NL C 26 101 13 0 4 1.000 .987 4.38 5.50 6.06 6.72 21 169.3 1 5 10 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 27 CHC NL C 46 185 22 3 2 .986 .986 4.50 4.57 0 1955 28 CHC NL C 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.80 0 1956 29 CHC NL C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 5.00 6.79 5.77 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 1958 31 CHC NL C 16 46 4 2 0 .962 .988 3.12 5.19 5.25 6.06 9 85.7 1 0 2 1 1960 33 CHC NL C 49 215 27 2 4 .992 .986 4.94 5.41 6.74 6.58 38 323.0 3 8 24 22 1962 35 CHC NL C 26 101 13 0 4 1.000 .987 4.38 5.50 6.06 6.72 21 169.3 1 5 10 5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 142 554 67 7 10 .989 .986 4.37 5.11 68 583.3 5 13 36 28 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 142 554 67 7 10 .989 .986 4.37 5.11
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Henderson (East Texas) to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

December 3, 1951: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Yankees in the 1951 minor league draft.

October 10, 1960: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

Before 1961 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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