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Tommy Tatum
V T Tatum

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut August 1, 1941
Final Game September 24, 1947
Born July 16, 1919 in Decatur, TX
Died November 7, 1989 in Oklahoma City, OK

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 21 BRO NL   8   12    1    2   1  0   0    1   0      1   3  .167  .231  .250   33    3   0           0   0
 1947 27 TOT NL  73  182   19   48   5  2   1   16   7     16  17  .264  .323  .330   74   60   1           0   2
         BRO NL   4    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         CIN NL  69  176   19   48   5  2   1   16   7     16  16  .273  .333  .341   80   60   1           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       81  194   20   50   6  2   1   17   7  0  17  20  .258  .318  .325   72   63   1   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        388   40  100  12  4   2   34  14  0  34  40  .258  .318  .325   72  126   2   0   0   0   4
 Career High     73  182   19   48   5  2   1   16   7  0  16  17                          60   1   0   0   0   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 21 BRO NL   13   10    1   2.7    97| .167  .270| .231  .342| .250  .381| .481  .723|  33  .310  -1.1  -0.1     
 1947 27 TOT NL  199  137   20   3.9   105| .264  .273| .323  .348| .330  .405| .653  .753|  74  .419  -6.8  -0.7     
         BRO NL    6    6    0   0.0   109| .000  .279| .000  .355| .000  .413| .000  .768|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2     
         CIN NL  193  131   20   4.0   105| .273  .273| .333  .348| .341  .404| .674  .752|  80  .439  -5.1  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       212  147   21   3.8   105| .258  .273| .318  .348| .325  .403| .643  .751|  72  .412  -7.9  -0.8     

* 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  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1941 21 BRO NL OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 2.15 1 3 0 1947 27 TOT NL OF 52 119 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.40 2.19 11 37 5 BRO NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.20 2 0 1 CIN NL OF 49 117 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.51 2.19 9 37 4 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.20
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 27 CIN NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.20 1941 21 BRO NL OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 2.15 1 3 0 1947 27 TOT NL OF 52 119 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.40 2.19 11 37 5 BRO NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.20 2 0 1 CIN NL OF 49 117 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.51 2.19 9 37 4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 56 123 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.30 2.19 12 40 5 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.20 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 57 124 6 0 3 1.000 .977 2.28 2.24
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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.

Stolen Bases
1947 NL-7-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


Transactions 

January 14, 1940: Granted Free Agency.

March, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 31, 1941: Traded by the Nashville (Southern Association) with Tom Drake to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Vito Tamulis.

May 13, 1947: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers.


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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