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Willie Tasby
Willie Tasby Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 9, 1958
  vs. KCA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 2, 1963
Born January 8, 1933 in Shreveport, LA

Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 25 BAL AL  18   50    6   10   3  0   1    1   1  1   7  15  .200  .310  .320   79   16   0   0   0   1   0
 1959 26 BAL AL 142  505   69  126  16  5  13   48   3  5  34  80  .250  .303  .378   89  191   5   2   0   6   8
 1960 27 TOT AL 144  470   77  126  19  2   7   40   4  1  60  66  .268  .358  .362   94  170   8   1   1   6  11
         BAL AL  39   85    9   18   2  1   0    3   1  0   9  12  .212  .295  .259   52   22   1   0   1   1   2
         BOS AL 105  385   68  108  17  1   7   37   3  1  51  54  .281  .371  .384  103  148   7   1   0   5   9
 1961 28 WSA AL 141  494   54  124  13  2  17   63   4 10  58  94  .251  .330  .389   96  192   3   4   2   2  15
 1962 29 TOT AL  86  233   29   55   7  0   4   17   0  2  27  47  .236  .315  .318   73   74   1   0   0   0   6
         WSA AL  11   34    4    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   6  .206  .250  .206   25    7   0   0   0   0   1
         CLE AL  75  199   25   48   7  0   4   17   0  2  25  41  .241  .326  .337   82   67   1   0   0   0   5
 1963 30 CLE AL  52  116   11   26   3  1   4    5   0  1  15  25  .224  .318  .371   93   43   2   0   4   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      583 1868  246  467  61 10  46  174  12 20 201 327  .250  .327  .367   90  686  19   7   7  16  45
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        519   68  130  17  3  13   48   3  6  56  91  .250  .327  .367   90  191   5   2   2   4  13
 Career High    144  505   77  126  19  5  17   63   4 10  60  94  .268  .358  .389   96  192   8   4   4   6  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 25 BAL AL   58   41    5   3.3    93| .200  .254| .310  .322| .320  .387| .630  .709|  79  .377  -1.1  -0.1  50%
 1959 26 BAL AL  552  399   57   3.8    96| .250  .257| .303  .328| .378  .392| .681  .720|  89  .438  -9.1  -0.9  37%
 1960 27 TOT AL  545  365   65   4.8   103| .268  .266| .358  .340| .362  .407| .720  .747|  94  .531  -2.6  -0.3  80%
         BAL AL   96   70    7   2.7   100| .212  .262| .295  .336| .259  .401| .554  .737|  52  .281  -5.7  -0.6 100%
         BOS AL  449  295   58   5.3   104| .281  .267| .371  .341| .384  .408| .755  .749| 103  .575   3.1   0.3  75%
 1961 28 WSA AL  561  402   60   4.0   100| .251  .258| .330  .332| .389  .401| .719  .734|  96  .429  -2.4  -0.2  28%
 1962 29 TOT AL  261  187   24   3.4   100| .236  .260| .315  .332| .318  .405| .633  .737|  73  .375  -8.4  -0.9   0%
         WSA AL   36   28    2   1.9   103| .206  .263| .250  .335| .206  .410| .456  .745|  25  .170  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         CLE AL  225  159   22   3.7   100| .241  .259| .326  .331| .337  .404| .663  .736|  82  .408  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1963 30 CLE AL  134   98   13   3.6    95| .224  .255| .318  .322| .371  .394| .689  .716|  93  .427  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      2111 1492  224   4.0    99| .250  .260| .327  .332| .367  .400| .694  .732|  90  .451 -24.8  -2.5  37%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1958 25 BAL AL OF 16 30 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.88 1.94 2.27 2.27 12 119.0 CF 12 21 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.29 2.10 2.68 11 90.0 LF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.62 3.38 2.14 0 8.0 RF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.68 1.71 1.97 1 21.0 1959 26 BAL AL OF 137 320 13 11 4 .968 .980 2.43 1.96 2.67 2.22 123 1123.3 CF 131 318 13 11 4 .968 .983 2.53 2.44 2.70 2.72 122 1102.0 LF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.69 2.11 2.07 1 21.3 1960 27 TOT AL OF 138 279 7 6 1 .979 .982 2.07 1.95 2.38 2.25 118 1082.7 TOT AL CF 111 243 6 5 1 .980 .987 2.24 2.30 2.45 2.66 100 915.0 BAL AL OF 36 47 1 1 0 .980 .982 1.33 1.95 2.00 2.25 22 216.0 RF 18 33 0 1 0 .971 .973 1.83 1.68 2.27 1.95 17 131.0 LF 17 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 0.65 1.67 2.70 2.13 1 36.7 CF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 2.30 1.49 2.66 4 48.3 BOS AL CF 102 235 6 5 1 .980 .987 2.36 2.30 2.50 2.66 96 866.7 1961 28 WSA AL OF 139 332 5 5 0 .985 .977 2.42 1.98 2.56 2.25 134 1187.0 CF 138 328 5 5 0 .985 .982 2.41 2.24 2.53 2.59 134 1185.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1962 29 TOT AL OF 76 119 1 1 0 .992 .980 1.58 1.92 2.08 2.19 54 519.3 TOT AL CF 60 94 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.58 2.18 2.20 2.57 42 388.7 TOT AL LF 19 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 0.84 1.61 1.76 2.00 7 81.7 WSA AL OF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.92 1.75 2.19 8 72.0 LF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.57 1.61 1.60 2.00 7 62.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.17 2.70 2.61 1 10.0 CLE AL OF 66 105 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.61 1.92 2.13 2.19 46 447.3 CF 57 91 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.61 2.18 2.19 2.57 41 378.7 LF 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.42 1.61 2.28 2.01 0 19.7 RF 11 11 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.71 2.20 2.00 5 49.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1963 30 CLE AL OF 37 53 0 1 0 .981 .981 1.43 1.91 1.72 2.16 31 277.0 LF 18 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.22 1.57 1.63 1.90 14 121.7 RF 13 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.15 1.72 1.29 2.01 12 104.3 CF 7 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.57 2.19 3.18 2.58 5 51.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 30 CLE AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1962 29 CLE AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1958 25 BAL AL CF 12 21 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.29 2.10 2.68 11 90.0 1959 26 BAL AL CF 131 318 13 11 4 .968 .983 2.53 2.44 2.70 2.72 122 1102.0 1960 27 TOT AL CF 111 243 6 5 1 .980 .987 2.24 2.30 2.45 2.66 100 915.0 BAL AL CF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 2.30 1.49 2.66 4 48.3 BOS AL CF 102 235 6 5 1 .980 .987 2.36 2.30 2.50 2.66 96 866.7 1961 28 WSA AL CF 138 328 5 5 0 .985 .982 2.41 2.24 2.53 2.59 134 1185.0 1962 29 TOT AL CF 60 94 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.58 2.18 2.20 2.57 42 388.7 WSA AL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.17 2.70 2.61 1 10.0 CLE AL CF 57 91 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.61 2.18 2.19 2.57 41 378.7 1963 30 CLE AL CF 7 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.57 2.19 3.18 2.58 5 51.0 1958 25 BAL AL LF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.62 3.38 2.14 0 8.0 1959 26 BAL AL LF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.69 2.11 2.07 1 21.3 1960 27 BAL AL LF 17 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 0.65 1.67 2.70 2.13 1 36.7 1962 29 TOT AL LF 19 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 0.84 1.61 1.76 2.00 7 81.7 WSA AL LF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.57 1.61 1.60 2.00 7 62.0 CLE AL LF 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.42 1.61 2.28 2.01 0 19.7 1963 30 CLE AL LF 18 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.22 1.57 1.63 1.90 14 121.7 1958 25 BAL AL OF 16 30 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.88 1.94 2.27 2.27 12 119.0 1959 26 BAL AL OF 137 320 13 11 4 .968 .980 2.43 1.96 2.67 2.22 123 1123.3 1960 27 TOT AL OF 138 279 7 6 1 .979 .982 2.07 1.95 2.38 2.25 118 1082.7 BAL AL OF 36 47 1 1 0 .980 .982 1.33 1.95 2.00 2.25 22 216.0 BOS AL OF 102 232 6 5 1 .979 .982 2.33 1.95 2.47 2.25 96 866.7 1961 28 WSA AL OF 139 332 5 5 0 .985 .977 2.42 1.98 2.56 2.25 134 1187.0 1962 29 TOT AL OF 76 119 1 1 0 .992 .980 1.58 1.92 2.08 2.19 54 519.3 WSA AL OF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.92 1.75 2.19 8 72.0 CLE AL OF 66 105 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.61 1.92 2.13 2.19 46 447.3 1963 30 CLE AL OF 37 53 0 1 0 .981 .981 1.43 1.91 1.72 2.16 31 277.0 1958 25 BAL AL RF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.68 1.71 1.97 1 21.0 1960 27 BAL AL RF 18 33 0 1 0 .971 .973 1.83 1.68 2.27 1.95 17 131.0 1961 28 WSA AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1962 29 CLE AL RF 11 11 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.71 2.20 2.00 5 49.0 1963 30 CLE AL RF 13 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.15 1.72 1.29 2.01 12 104.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 543 1133 26 24 5 .980 .980 2.13 1.95 2.42 2.23 472 4308.3 67 459 48# CF* 459 1022 25 21 5 .980 .984 2.28 2.30 2.53 2.65 414 3731.7 LF* 67 56 1 2 0 .966 .978 0.85 1.62 1.90 1.99 23 269.3 RF* 48 64 1 1 0 .985 .976 1.35 1.70 1.90 1.98 35 307.3 2B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 3B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 545 1134 27 24 5 .980 .980 2.13 1.96 2.42 2.23 472 4310
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1959 AL-80-10

Hit By Pitch
1959 AL-6-9

Caught Stealing
1959 AL-5-9
1961 AL-10-3

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

June 9, 1960: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Boston Red Sox for Gene Stephens.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1960 expansion draft.

May 3, 1962: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Hamilton and Don Rudolph.


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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