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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 NYN 133 519 87 139 22 6 7 29 67 82 28 11 9 .728 .354 .374 .268
1960 NYN 136 527 70 122 16 5 5 35 74 89 33 7 2 .638 .328 .309 .231
1961 NYN-KC 135 533 64 135 26 6 10 55 71 88 16 2 3 .725 .344 .381 .253
1962 PHI 135 545 85 162 27 7 6 44 67 65 46 10 2 .782 .376 .406 .297
1963 PHI 135 554 95 165 26 6 7 44 69 60 46 8 4 .783 .379 .404 .298
1964 PHI 135 530 87 152 31 12 7 47 81 72 37 10 2 .812 .382 .430 .287
1965 PHI 130 535 80 158 21 11 9 35 59 51 35 14 3 .793 .366 .426 .295
1966 PHI 135 565 110 166 31 7 10 58 60 62 42 6 4 .786 .360 .427 .294
1967 PHI 135 584 104 177 34 8 12 64 55 76 42 11 2 .814 .363 .450 .303
1968 PHI 135 568 90 169 28 10 10 54 62 70 38 18 2 .803 .368 .435 .298
1969 PHI 135 550 88 155 29 3 7 45 59 71 25 14 5 .740 .356 .384 .282
1970 PHI-KC 112 420 86 128 23 7 11 47 56 55 27 10 4 .860 .389 .471 .305
1971 KC 115 475 102 155 30 7 13 66 83 61 25 9 5 .927 .426 .501 .326
1972 KC 136 576 104 188 25 12 12 78 73 84 31 12 3 .876 .402 .474 .326
1973 KC 135 169 25 44 9 1 4 17 18 26 5 3 0 .724 .328 .396 .260
1974 KC-MIL 59 184 21 42 11 1 0 16 28 25 5 1 0 .632 .333 .299 .228
Total 2036 7834 1298 2257 389 109 130 734 982 1037 481 146 50 .784 .369 .415 .288
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.