1962
Born October 30, 1962
San Juan, , P.R.
Danny Tartabull Notable
b. October 30, 1962 · Seattle Mariners 1984–1986, Kansas City Royals 1987–1991, New York Yankees 1992–1995, Oakland Athletics 1995, Chicago White Sox 1996, Philadelphia Phillies 1997
Danny Tartabull played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 1984 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997. His longest stay was with the Kansas City Royals, from 1987 to 1991.
Across 1,406 games he batted .273, with 1,366 hits and 756 runs. He finished with 262 home runs, 289 doubles, 768 walks and 37 stolen bases.
He played 916 games in the outfield, with 1,547 putouts and 47 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1991. He hit three home runs in a game in 1991.
He was born in San Juan, P.R. on October 30, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1991 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1991 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SEA | 10 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| 1985 | SEA | 19 | 61 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 | .328 |
| 1986 | SEA | 137 | 511 | 76 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 96 | 61 | 157 | 4 | .270 |
| 1987 | KCR | 158 | 582 | 95 | 180 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 101 | 79 | 136 | 9 | .309 |
| 1988 | KCR | 146 | 507 | 80 | 139 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 102 | 76 | 119 | 8 | .274 |
| 1989 | KCR | 133 | 441 | 54 | 118 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 69 | 123 | 4 | .268 |
| 1990 | KCR | 88 | 313 | 41 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 36 | 93 | 1 | .268 |
| 1991 | KCR | 132 | 484 | 78 | 153 | 35 | 3 | 31 | 100 | 65 | 121 | 6 | .316 |
| 1992 | NYY | 123 | 421 | 72 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 85 | 103 | 115 | 2 | .266 |
| 1993 | NYY | 138 | 513 | 87 | 128 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 102 | 92 | 156 | 0 | .250 |
| 1994 | NYY | 104 | 399 | 68 | 102 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 66 | 111 | 1 | .256 |
| 1995 | NYY/OAK | 83 | 280 | 34 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 82 | 0 | .236 |
| 1996 | CHW | 132 | 472 | 58 | 120 | 23 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 64 | 128 | 1 | .254 |
| 1997 | PHI | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 1406 | 5011 | 756 | 1366 | 289 | 22 | 262 | 925 | 768 | 1362 | 37 | .273 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Danny Tartabull
Danny Tartabull made a major-league debut on September 7, 1984.
1991
Danny Tartabull's Three-Home-Run Game, 1991
Danny Tartabull hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1991.
1997
Final major-league game: Danny Tartabull
Danny Tartabull played a final major-league game on April 7, 1997.
Image: Indiana Blue Sox, public domain