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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Frank Tam First Base
Retired (1977, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .806 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1859 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 08-19-1940
HR 316 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(126 games)
RBI 1145
SB 132
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (98.3%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (97.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* 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
1961 CLE
15
55
5
15
2
0
1
10
3
 8 0 0
0
 1 0
.674
.310
.364
.091
.273
1962 CLE
132
482
54
110
16
3
15
62
34
 119 2 2
5
 4 10
.648
.281
.367
.139
.228
1963 CLE
95
341
36
65
8
4
12
40
21
 76 1 1
0
 1 5
.582
.239
.343
.152
.191
1964 CLE
41
116
12
26
3
0
2
9
10
 20 0 0
0
 1 2
.587
.286
.302
.078
.224
1965 CLE
93
290
39
68
9
1
10
40
28
 52 3 1
4
 1 5
.683
.307
.376
.141
.234
1966 CLE
148
601
90
174
21
3
31
105
39
 106 3 6
4
 1 10
.822
.333
.489
.200
.290
1967 CLE
131
516
70
131
21
6
22
87
37
 107 2 1
9
 5 2
.751
.306
.446
.192
.254
1968 CLE
148
601
96
169
22
6
32
123
42
 125 3 5
10
 6 10
.826
.329
.498
.216
.281
1969 CLE
148
584
102
189
25
4
43
132
50
 100 3 3
16
 11 8
.979
.378
.601
.277
.324
1970 CLE
148
585
80
166
32
9
23
80
50
 112 2 5
20
 6 4
.827
.340
.487
.203
.284
1971 CLE-BAL
150
541
76
145
19
6
27
97
49
 123 2 4
5
 3 6
.804
.329
.475
.207
.268
1972 BAL-MIL
145
568
101
181
31
5
38
120
57
 93 2 2
14
 5 5
.973
.382
.592
.273
.319
1973 MIL
138
509
81
150
28
3
26
97
50
 96 2 3
21
 9 6
.873
.358
.515
.220
.295
1974 MIL
141
465
68
126
15
4
21
73
41
 91 2 1
12
 7 2
.788
.332
.456
.185
.271
1975 MIL
126
286
36
82
13
1
6
38
27
 51 4 1
10
 2 3
.757
.355
.402
.115
.287
1976 MIL-BAL
85
119
12
33
5
1
3
14
10
 23 0 0
1
 1 2
.745
.333
.412
.134
.277
1977 BAL-CIN
63
88
19
29
5
1
4
18
11
 15 1 2
1
 1 2
.947
.402
.545
.216
.330
Total
1947
6747
977
1859
275
57
316
1145
559
 1317 32 37
132
 65 82
.806
.332
.474
.198
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Frank Tam has retired from the Cincinnati River Cats
1977-09-27The Cincinnati River Cats have acquired Frank Tam from the waiver wire.
1977-09-20The Baltimore Suns have waived Frank Tam.
1976-08-19Frank Tam of the Baltimore Suns is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1976-06-01The Baltimore Suns have acquired Frank Tam from the waiver wire.
1976-05-25The Milwaukee Maulers have designated Frank Tam for assignment.
1973-04-26Frank Tam of the Milwaukee Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1972-06-28A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Babies and the Milwaukee Maulers. The Milwaukee Maulers receive Frank Tam, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 5 (BAL) from the Baltimore Babies in exchange for Bryan Walden, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (MIL).
1971-08-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Babies and the Cleveland Kangaroos. The Cleveland Kangaroos receive Jim Kelliher, Dennis Marnie, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (BAL), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Babies in exchange for Frank Tam.
1967-07-29Frank Tam of the Cleveland Kangaroos is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1965-05-27The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Frank Tam to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Mike Meyerle for assignment.
1964-06-13The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Bob Ketchum for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Frank Tam to the minors.
1964-04-13The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Frank Tam to the major league team.
1963-08-16The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Bob Terwilliger to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Frank Tam to the minors.
1961-10-11The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Frank Tam to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Marty Mallory to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Cecil Gilligan to the major league team. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Eric Werner for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Greg Tauby for assignment. The Cleveland Kangaroos have designated Dave Stone for assignment.
1961-07-13The Cleveland Kangaroos have sent Frank Tam to the minors.
1961-06-21The Cleveland Kangaroos have promoted Frank Tam to the major league team.
1961-04-01A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati River Cats and the Cleveland Kangaroos. The Cleveland Kangaroos receive Frank Tam from the Cincinnati River Cats in exchange for Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (CLE).