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Orlando Cepeda League (A)
4-1-2121
Robby Tappan Right Field
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .776 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 1303 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 10-08-1930
HR 145 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(9 games)
RBI 612
SB 122
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (88.6%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF D+ (24.1%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B D- (6.2%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 CLE
12
13
4
4
1
0
0
0
4
 3 0 0
0
 0 1
.855
.471
.385
.077
.308
1953 CLE
5
14
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.527
.312
.214
.000
.214
1954 CLE
128
500
68
144
24
4
12
67
48
 80 3 0
9
 8 5
.778
.354
.424
.136
.288
1955 CLE
105
439
47
116
23
1
9
46
33
 75 5 1
7
 5 0
.705
.322
.383
.118
.264
1956 CLE
135
533
76
148
31
4
14
75
42
 71 3 9
13
 9 1
.758
.329
.430
.152
.278
1957 CLE
135
487
77
141
33
2
19
69
55
 83 1 3
15
 12 4
.843
.361
.483
.193
.290
1958 CLE
136
519
83
134
25
3
15
38
50
 94 2 2
20
 7 4
.729
.325
.405
.146
.258
1959 CLE
139
465
74
124
22
8
15
56
52
 65 3 7
10
 4 4
.785
.340
.445
.178
.267
1960 CLE
121
428
61
113
20
3
16
61
45
 71 1 2
5
 6 2
.771
.334
.437
.173
.264
1961 CLE
144
490
55
137
33
1
9
60
53
 73 0 5
9
 3 2
.753
.347
.406
.127
.280
1962 CLE
73
156
28
46
7
1
6
23
25
 19 0 2
2
 2 2
.856
.388
.468
.173
.295
1963 CLE
117
148
27
47
7
0
8
18
18
 19 2 0
6
 2 0
.926
.399
.527
.209
.318
1964 CLE
152
231
37
64
13
2
12
56
35
 36 0 4
11
 3 3
.873
.367
.506
.229
.277
1965 CLE
122
162
25
38
9
0
5
22
25
 21 2 2
10
 7 1
.723
.340
.383
.148
.235
1966 CLE
114
175
20
44
10
2
5
20
14
 27 1 1
4
 2 1
.726
.309
.417
.166
.251
Total
1638
4760
683
1303
258
31
145
612
501
 738 23 38
122
 70 30
.776
.343
.432
.159
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Robby Tappan has retired from the Cleveland Smitties
1955-08-17The Washington Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Jim Tamargo to the minors.
1955-07-08The Washington Smitties have promoted Jim Tamargo to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors.
1954-10-03The Washington Smitties have promoted John Adams to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Tony Denson to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Irv Matheny to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Ed Brown to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Lou Ferguson to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Terry Samuel to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Tony Vega to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Dot Wilhelm to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jim Mack to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Red Welch to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Hensley Milnar to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jesse Williams to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Billy Carreno to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Jerry Kahle to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Bob Schnell to the minors.
1954-10-01The Washington Smitties have promoted Dot Wilhelm to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Billy Carreno to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Bob Schnell to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Hensley Milnar to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Red Welch to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jim Mack to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jesse Williams to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have promoted Jerry Kahle to the major league team. The Washington Smitties have sent Lou Ferguson to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Tony Denson to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Ed Brown to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Irv Matheny to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Terry Samuel to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent Tony Vega to the minors. The Washington Smitties have sent John Adams to the minors.
1954-03-31The Detroit Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have designated Barry Short for assignment.
1954-03-01The Detroit Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors.
1953-09-26The Detroit Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Ken Hudson to the minors.
1952-10-22The Detroit Smitties have promoted Drew Teed to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have promoted Bill Baird to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Ken Hudson to the minors. The Detroit Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors.
1952-10-03The Detroit Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have promoted Ken Hudson to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Tony Vega to the minors. The Detroit Smitties have sent Vince Diaz to the minors.
1952-05-04The Detroit Smitties have promoted Jim Fausett to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Robby Tappan to the minors.
1952-04-13The Detroit Smitties have promoted Robby Tappan to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have sent Dick Lally to the minors.