1951
Born November 7, 1951
Tampa, FL, USA
John Tamargo Notable
b. November 7, 1951 · St. Louis Cardinals 1976–1978, San Francisco Giants 1978–1979, Montreal Expos 1979–1980
John Tamargo played for three clubs across five seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1980.
Across 135 games he batted .242, with 59 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 12 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 67 games behind the plate, with 278 putouts and 8 errors. He turned 10 double plays.
He was born in Tampa, FL, USA on November 7, 1951. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | STL | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1977 | STL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | SFG/STL | 42 | 98 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | .224 |
| 1979 | MON/SFG | 42 | 81 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .247 |
| 1980 | MON | 37 | 51 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .275 |
| Career | — | 135 | 244 | 19 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 1 | .242 |
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