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Ken Tatum

Ken Tatum Notable

b. April 25, 1944 · California Angels 1969–1970, Boston Red Sox 1971–1973, Chicago White Sox 1974

Ken Tatum played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1969 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1974.

He went 16 and 12 with a 2.93 earned run average, pitching 282.7 innings in 176 games. He struck out 156. Across 176 games he batted .244, with 11 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 1 double.

He was born in Alexandria, LA, USA on April 25, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1969 CAL 452136 102 2080 .286
1970 CAL 621122 001 3050 .182
1971 BOS 361023 001 1240 .300
1972 BOS 22200 000 0100 .000
1973 BOS 1000 000 0000
1974 CHW 10100 000 0000 .000
Career 17645711 104 63170 .244

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1969 CAL 72450 2286.151 1339651.36
1970 CAL 74620 1788.268 2926502.94
1971 BOS 24361 953.250 2525214.19
1972 BOS 02220 429.132 1015153.07
1973 BOS 0010 04.06 4309.00
1974 CHW 00101 020.223 11954.79
Career 16121762 52282.2230 92117156 2.93

On this day & linked events

1944

Born April 25, 1944

Alexandria, LA, USA

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