1928
Born July 4, 1928
New Castle, PA, USA
Chuck Tanner Notable
b. July 4, 1928 · Milwaukee Braves 1955–1957, Chicago Cubs 1957–1958, Cleveland Indians 1959–1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1962
Chuck Tanner played for four clubs across eight seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1955 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels in 1962.
Across 396 games he batted .261, with 231 hits and 98 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 39 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 202 games in the outfield, with 340 putouts and 6 errors.
He was born in New Castle, PA, USA on July 4, 1928, and died on February 11, 2011. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLN | 97 | 243 | 27 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 0 | .247 |
| 1956 | MLN | 60 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .238 |
| 1957 | CHC/MLN | 117 | 387 | 47 | 108 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 28 | 24 | 0 | .279 |
| 1958 | CHC | 73 | 103 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .262 |
| 1959 | CLE | 14 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .250 |
| 1960 | CLE | 21 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .280 |
| 1961 | LAA | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| 1962 | LAA | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 396 | 885 | 98 | 231 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 105 | 82 | 93 | 2 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died February 11, 2011
Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain