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Name Team Age
Wilbur Tankersley Retired (1974, Age 37) Died (2010, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 61
(1955)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League 0 15 years (155 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  C+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 6/8/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) F  (3.8 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1955 Minors 26.00 4 / 4 3 / 3 3 / 5 2 / 2 3 / 3 4 / 4 5 / 5 24 / 26
1956 Minors 64.00 12 / 13 8 / 8 3 / 4 10 / 12 2 / 10 9 / 9 8 / 8 52 / 64
1957 Minors 60.00 7 / 7 10 / 11 5 / 10 5 / 8 6 / 12 5 / 5 7 / 7 45 / 60
1958 Minors 70.00 7 / 10 9 / 12 4 / 12 5 / 11 2 / 6 10 / 11 7 / 8 44 / 70
1959 Majors 61.14 4 / 7 3 / 7 2 / 5 6 / 14 2 / 11 5 / 10 4 / 7 26 / 61
1960 Majors 61.45 2 / 4 6 / 8 6 / 14 4 / 8 1 / 9 5 / 8 8 / 10 32 / 61
1961 Majors 59.97 4 / 7 6 / 13 4 / 9 2 / 7 2 / 4 4 / 9 7 / 10 29 / 59
1962 Majors 58.06 3 / 8 3 / 10 1 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 8 17 / 58
1963 Majors 62.22 1 / 14 1 / 10 0 / 8 2 / 13 0 / 7 2 / 7 1 / 3 7 / 62
1964 Majors 58.58 0 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 13 2 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 12 4 / 58
1965 Majors 57.82 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 10 2 / 57
1966 Majors 62.79 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 5 3 / 8 4 / 62
1967 Majors 64.09 0 / 4 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 64
1968 Majors 63.30 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 63
1969 Majors 61.49 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 8 1 / 61
1970 Majors 47.85 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 47
1971 Majors 55.90 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 10 0 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 55
1972 Majors 65.00 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 65
1973 Majors 18.09 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 18
1974 Majors 21.02 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 21
Total 0 0 0 44 / 158 51 / 150 28 / 156 41 / 169 19 / 161 50 / 148 56 / 150 289 / 1092
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Wilbur Tankersley has retired from the Milwaukee Beer Men
1974-04-11Wilbur Tankersley of the Milwaukee Beer Men is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1974-04-09A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beer Men and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beer Men in exchange for Wilbur Tankersley.
1971-08-10Wilbur Tankersley of the Kansas City Killers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1970-09-16Wilbur Tankersley of the Kansas City Killers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1970-05-20A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Diamond Devils and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Wilbur Tankersley from the Philadelphia Diamond Devils in exchange for Andy Dufresne .
1965-09-24Wilbur Tankersley of the Philadelphia Diamond Devils is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-03-25A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Diamond Devils and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Ol" "Papa" Joe, Geraldo Chouinard from the Philadelphia Diamond Devils in exchange for Epp Terpko, Wilbur Tankersley.
1961-10-07A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Enrico Palazzo, Jack Daniels, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Wilbur Tankersley.
1959-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Tyrone Bafaro, Ev Vaccaro, Dick Kostal, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for David Allen, Roy Brogan, Wilbur Tankersley, Dick Lyons.
1959-03-25The Chicago Meat Packers have renamed Wil Tankersley to Wilbur Tankersley.
1956-04-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Packers and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Bryson Bailey from the Chicago Meat Packers in exchange for Wil Tankersley.