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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 3	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-2	GS	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	11 (7)	Apr 14	CHW		OAK	L,5-10	GS	28	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	16 (4)	Apr 20	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	21 (4)	Apr 25	CHW		SEA	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (3)	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	30 (4)	May 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (3)	May 10	CHW		NYY	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	39 (4)	May 16	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	43 (3)	May 21	CHW		TOR	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	47 (3)	May 26	CHW		MIL	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	52 (4)	May 31	CHW		DET	W,9-0	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	56 (3)	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	61 (4)	Jun 10	CHW		BOS	W,8-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	65 (3)	Jun 15	CHW	@	SEA	L,6-8	GS	31	6.1	1	4	1	6	1	P
15	70 (4)	Jun 20	CHW		SEA	L,5-8	GS	37	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	76 (5)	Jun 25	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
17	80 (3)	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	86 (5)	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	89 (2)	Jul 12	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	94 (4)	Jul 17	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 22	CHW		OAK	L,5-6	GS	32	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
22	104 (4)	Jul 27	CHW		TEX	L,4-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (3)	Aug 1	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-3	GS	34	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	113 (4)	Aug 6	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 11	CHW		BAL	W,8-5	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
26	123 (4)	Aug 16 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	127 (3)	Aug 20	CHW	@	DET	L,11-16	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	132 (4)	Aug 25	CHW		TOR	W,10-9	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	136 (3)	Aug 30	CHW	@	TOR	W,11-2	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	141 (4)	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,11-6	GS	26	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
31	145 (3)	Sep 10	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	150 (4)	Sep 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS	25	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	155 (4)	Sep 20	CHW		MIN	W,7-3	GS	29	7.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
34	159 (3)	Sep 25	CHW		KCR	L,2-8	GS	14	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
							34gm		225.1	15	26	1	42	4