El Tappe

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 21, 1927 in Quincy, IL us

Died: October 10, 1998 in Quincy, IL

Buried: Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, IL

High School: Quincy HS (Quincy, IL)

School: Quincy University (Quincy, IL)

Last Game: July 17, 1962 (Age 35-057d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Elvin Walter Tappe

Pronunciation: \TAPP-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

304

.207

RBI

OBP

.282

SLG

.240

OPS

.522

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1947	20	-5.6	Henderson	LONE	C		27	113	107	10	26	3	0	0	9	0		3	22	.243	.277	.271	.548	29		2	1
1948	21	-4.8	Henderson	LONE	C	WSH	30	119	99	13	28	5	0	0	9	2		16	5	.283	.388	.333	.721	33		1	3
1949	22	-4.0	Henderson	ETXL	C		137	546	488	54	132	20	3	2	58	7		45	44	.271	.336	.336	.672	164		3	10
1950	23	-3.0	Beaumont	TL	AA	NYY	35		56		16	1	0	0						.286		.304		17
1951	24	-3.0	Beaumont	TL	AA	NYY	88		262		64	10	0	0						.244		.282		74
1952	25	-4.8	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	49	132	114	7	24	3	0	0	2	0		14	15	.211	.297	.237	.534	27		0	4
1953	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Opn	CHC	123	432	371	35	87	6	0	0	37	2		46	38	.235	.324	.251	.575	93	5	3	12
1953	26	-3.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	38	131	114	11	32	2	0	0	16	1		13	9	.281	.354	.298	.653	34	5	0	4
1953	26	1.0	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	85	301	257	24	55	4	0	0	21	1		33	29	.214	.311	.230	.540	59		3	8
1954	27	1.7	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	23	78	64	7	12	1	0	1	4	1		8	10	.188	.278	.250	.528	16		0	6	0
1954	27	-0.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	46	132	119	5	22	3	0	0	4	0	0	10	9	.185	.246	.210	.456	25	2	0	2	1	1
1955	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Opn-AA	MLN	107	328	291	19	49	4	1	1	16	0	1	26	27	.168	.239	.199	.438	58	4	1	10	0
1955	28	-0.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	62	187	165	12	20	3	0	0	8	0		12	13	.121	.181	.139	.320	23	4	0	10	0
1955	28	1.3	Beaumont	TL	AA	MLN	45	141	126	7	29	1	1	1	8	0	1	14	14	.230	.312	.278	.590	35		1	0	0
1955	28	-0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	29	0.9	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	100	363	303	30	81	14	1	3	36	0		46	40	.267	.367	.350	.717	106	19	4	6	4
1956	29	0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	30	1.6	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	BRO	79	235	214	15	39	5	0	0	12	2		14	31	.182	.238	.206	.444	44	7	2	4	1
1958	31	2.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	32	28	2	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	.214	.290	.214	.505	6	2	0	1	0	2

1960	33	5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	51	121	103	11	24	7	0	0	3	0	1	11	12	.233	.313	.301	.614	31	2	1	6	0	1

1962	35	7.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	26	60	53	3	11	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	3	.208	.288	.208	.496	11	2	2	1	0	0
1963	36	10.3	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CHC	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		145	347	304	21	63	10	0	0	17	0	1	29	25	.207	.282	.240	.522	73	8	3	10	1	4
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		802	2667	2372	190	558	72	5	7	183	14	1	218	233	.235		.279		661		16	56	5
All Levels (15 Seasons)							947	3014	2676	211	621	82	5	7	200	14	2	247	258	.232		.274		734		19	66	6	4

Opn (5 seasons)					Minors		328	1048	910	75	196	27	1	3	74	3		99	108	.215	.295	.257	.552	234	35	6	28	5
AAA (1 season)					Minors		4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		168	459	444	7	109	12	1	1	8	0	1	14	14	.246		.284		126		1	0	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		108	379	321	31	67	5	0	1	25	2		41	39	.209	.304	.234	.538	75		3	14	0
C (3 seasons)					Minors		194	778	694	77	186	28	3	2	76	9		64	71	.268	.335	.326	.661	226		6	14