Tommy Tatum

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: July 16, 1919 in Decatur, TX us

Died: November 7, 1989 in Oklahoma City, OK

Buried: Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK

Debut: August 1, 1941 (Age 22-016d, 7,229th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1947 (Age 28-070d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: V T Tatum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

AB

194

R

H

BA

.258

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.318

SLG

.325

OPS

.642

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1939	19	DET-min	C	140	516	516		131	19	9	2						.254	.254	.337	.591		174						HEN · ETXL
1940	20	BRO-min	A1	98	264	264		81	15	7	1						.307	.307	.428	.735		113						NVL · SOUA
1941	21	CHC-min	A1,AA	138	529	511	11	167	35	6	8	9	3		18	12	.327	.350	.466	.815		238		0	0			NVL,LOS · SOUA,PCL
1941	21	BRO	NL	8	13	12	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	3	.167	.231	.250	.481	33	3	0	0	0		/87

1942	22	BRO-min	AA	156	685	580	95	131	24	5	4	45	28	7	94	73	.226	.334	.305	.639		177	4	0	11			MTL · IL
1946	26	BRO-min	AAA	129	539	483	93	154	27	2	4	58	28	8	49	46	.319	.384	.408	.792		197	9	2	5			MTL · IL
1947	27	TOT	NL	73	200	182	19	48	5	2	1	16	7		16	17	.264	.323	.330	.653	74	60	2	0	1		87/94
1947	27	BRO	NL	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		/79
1947	27	CIN	NL	69	194	176	19	48	5	2	1	16	7		16	16	.273	.333	.341	.674	79	60	2	0	1		8/794
1948	28	CIN-min	AA	148	532	532		177	35	3	5						.333	.333	.438	.771		233						TUL · TL
1949	29	BOS-CIN-min	AA,AAA	112	412	393	18	112	24	1	4	21	3		16	11	.285	.313	.382	.695		150	2	0	3			BIR,SYR,LOU · SOUA,IL,AA
1950	30	BRO-min	AA	115	349	349		78	13	2	5						.223	.223	.315	.539		110						FTW · TL
1951	31	OKC	AA	120	387	387		115	19	2	2						.297	.297	.372	.669		144						OKC · TL
1952	32	OKC	AA	76	192	192		44	5	1	4						.229	.229	.328	.557		63						OKC · TL
1953	33	OKC	AA	96	357	312	48	76	15	1	5	27	10	1	40	20	.244	.330	.346	.676		108		0	5			OKC · TL
1954	34	OKC	AA	12	17	15	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	.133	.235	.200	.435		3		0	0	0		OKC · TL
1955	35	OKC	AA	10	24	24	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.208	.375		5		0	0	0		OKC · TL
2 Yrs				81	213	194	20	50	6	2	1	17	7		17	20	.258	.318	.325	.642	71	63	2	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	426	388	40	100	12	4	2	34	14		34	40	.258	.318	.325	.642	71	126	4	0	2

BRO (2 yrs)				12	19	18	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	4	.111	.158	.167	.325	-12	3	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				69	194	176	19	48	5	2	1	16	7		16	16	.273	.333	.341	.674	79	60	2	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Tommy Tatum

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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Standard Fielding

Appearances

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Hall of Fame Statistics

Transactions

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