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Name Team Age
Wes Tappe Retired (1983, Age 34) Died (2016, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22
(1972)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 10 years (124 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 2/2/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 2
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B)
(36.5 %) (0.5 %) (0.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1972 TOR 65 225 29 48 10 0 5 22 25 39 0 0 23 .618 .294 .324 .213
1973 TOR 53 167 15 48 6 0 5 27 12 33 0 0 11 .750 .337 .413 .287
1974 TOR 49 111 15 28 2 0 3 17 12 16 0 0 2 .682 .331 .351 .252
1975 TOR 2 8 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 .250 .750 .250
1976 TOR 84 314 28 68 13 0 4 31 31 62 0 0 7 .581 .284 .296 .217
1977 TOR 75 160 23 39 5 0 3 22 17 29 0 0 12 .644 .313 .331 .244
1978 CLE 17 31 3 7 1 0 1 7 1 3 0 0 0 .605 .250 .355 .226
1979 CLE 57 127 14 37 9 1 3 19 19 21 0 0 8 .834 .385 .449 .291
1980 CLE 41 144 10 49 10 1 3 20 11 17 0 0 4 .873 .387 .486 .340
1981 CLE-NYN 42 84 8 21 3 0 4 14 8 13 0 0 5 .758 .330 .429 .250
1982 NYN 41 78 11 19 2 0 2 8 10 14 0 0 2 .676 .330 .346 .244
1983 NYN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 526 1449 157 366 62 2 34 189 146 248 0 0 75 .690 .322 .369 .253
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Wes Tappe has retired from the New York Knights
1981-04-04Trade #1120433 has been completed between the New York Knights and the Cleveland Clowns. The Cleveland Clowns receive Frann Finnvold from the New York Knights in exchange for Wes Tappe. Protest This Trade.
1981-03-31The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Frank Wallace to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Joe Rakow to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Tom Thorpe to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted John Manning to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Joe Land to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Rafael Gryska to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Ernie Harris to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Lefty Juul to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Gale Smith to the major league team.
1980-08-19The Cleveland Clowns have designated Wes Tappe for assignment.
1980-07-05Wes Tappe of the Cleveland Clowns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1978-03-31The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Charlie Schwamb to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Mike McBee to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Doug Glanville to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Mercier Gussett to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Bill Moffett to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Woodie Aquaduct to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Ernie Harris to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Steve Linzy to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Al Gagnon to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Dave Onslow to the major league team.
1978-03-29Wes Tappe has signed with the Cleveland Clowns for $0.5M per year for 6 years.
1976-08-31Wes Tappe of the Toronto Bluejays is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-09-28Wes Tappe of the Toronto Bluejays is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1975-09-06Wes Tappe of the Toronto Bluejays is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1975-09-05The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have promoted John Adams to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Jim Mitchell for assignment. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Ralph Kolstad for assignment.
1975-03-31The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Jim Bowman to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have sent Wes Tappe to the minors.
1974-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have sent Tim Buelow to the minors.
1974-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Tim Buelow to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have sent Wes Tappe to the minors.
1974-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have sent Tim Buelow to the minors.
1974-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Pete Kane to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Danny Lepcio to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have sent Wes Tappe to the minors. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Bill Cannizzaro for assignment.
1972-04-01The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Ralph Cabrera to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team.