Bobby Tucker

Bobby Lloyd Tucker

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• School University of Tennessee
• High School Messick High School

• Born April 22, 1951 in Memphis, TN USA
• Died December 7, 2013 in Cordova, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Bobby Tucker played for Team USA then made it to AAA but did not get to the majors.

Tucker hit .389 with 34 home runs at Tennessee, including .400/?/.800 with 13 HR as a senior. He made All-Southeastern Conference all four years, the only Tennessee player so honored (through 2013). He set the school record for career slugging (.721) and for average as a freshman (.406). He helped Team USA win the Silver Medal at the 1972 Amateur World Series. As a senior, he made All-American alongside Joe Wallis and Steve Newell in the outfield. The Chicago White Sox took him in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft, two picks before Dwayne Murphy.

He split the summer of 1973 between the Appleton Foxes (.290/.372/.445 in 66 G) and Knoxville Sox (.321/.457/.571 in 11 G) for a solid pro debut. In 1974, he again did well, with the Sox (.307/.423/.475, 25 R in 29 G) and Iowa Oaks (.334/.418/.455 in 97 G). He was 11 plate appearances shy of qualifying for the 1974 American Association batting title - had he qualified, he would have been 3rd behind Keith Hernandez and Danny Godby. He would also have been 5th in OBP, between Pete LaCock and Adrian Garrett. For the season, he had 89 runs, 8 steals in 9 tries and 66 walks to 44 Ks. He was third in the White Sox chain in runs (behind Bill Stein and Nyls Nyman), 5th in walks (between Eddie Wheeler and Mike Ondina), 2nd in average (.0002 behind Stein) and 3rd in OBP (after Joe Talley and Larry Foster). Despite that success, he only had one more year in the pro ranks. He hit .277/.340/.431 for the 1975 Mexico City Red Devils. Overall, he had hit .314/.384/.459 with 17 steals in 20 tries and 138 runs in 203 minor league games.

Sources

• 1975-1976 Baseball Guides
• University of Tennessee