José Tartabull

Jose Milages Tartabull Guzman

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut April 10, 1962
• Final Game July 7, 1970
• Born November 27, 1938 in Cienfuegos, Cuba

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Biographical Information

Jose Tartabull is the father of Danny Tartabull and minor leaguer Jose Tartabull Jr.. He had a nine-year career in the big leagues where he hit only 2 home runs, unlike his son Danny who was a home-run slugger.

Tartabull is remembered by Boston Red Sox fans for throwing out Ken Berry at the plate to end a game in Chicago against the Chicago White Sox on August 27, 1967. The teams were tied for first place at the time. The play is the subject of a novel, Tartabull's Throw, by Henry Garfied (Atheneum, 2001).

Further Reading

• Joanne Hulbert: "José Tartabull", in Bill Nowlin and Dan Desrochers, eds.: The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox: 'Pandemonium on the Field', SABR, Rounder Books, Burlington, MA, 2007, pp. 119-123. ISBN 978-1-5794-0141-2

Related Sites

• Jose Tartabull at the SABR Bio Project