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Name Team Age
Robby Tappan Retired (1966, Age 36) Died (2000, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1952)		 RF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A) 0 2 years (9 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 10/8/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 3
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (3B)
A  (88.6 %) D+ (24.1 %) D- (6.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 CLE 12 13 4 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 .855 .471 .385 .308
1953 CLE 5 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 .527 .312 .214 .214
1954 CLE 128 500 68 144 24 4 12 67 48 80 9 8 5 .778 .354 .424 .288
1955 CLE 105 439 47 116 23 1 9 46 33 75 7 5 0 .705 .322 .383 .264
1956 CLE 135 533 76 148 31 4 14 75 42 71 13 9 1 .758 .329 .430 .278
1957 CLE 135 487 77 141 33 2 19 69 55 83 15 12 4 .843 .361 .483 .290
1958 CLE 136 519 83 134 25 3 15 38 50 94 20 7 4 .729 .325 .405 .258
1959 CLE 139 465 74 124 22 8 15 56 52 65 10 4 4 .785 .340 .445 .267
1960 CLE 121 428 61 113 20 3 16 61 45 71 5 6 2 .771 .334 .437 .264
1961 CLE 144 490 55 137 33 1 9 60 53 73 9 3 2 .753 .347 .406 .280
1962 CLE 73 156 28 46 7 1 6 23 25 19 2 2 2 .856 .388 .468 .295
1963 CLE 117 148 27 47 7 0 8 18 18 19 6 2 0 .926 .399 .527 .318
1964 CLE 152 231 37 64 13 2 12 56 35 36 11 3 3 .873 .367 .506 .277
1965 CLE 122 162 25 38 9 0 5 22 25 21 10 7 1 .723 .340 .383 .235
1966 CLE 114 175 20 44 10 2 5 20 14 27 4 2 1 .726 .309 .417 .251
Total 1638 4760 683 1303 258 31 145 612 501 738 122 70 30 .776 .343 .432 .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.