John Tamargo

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: November 7, 1951 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA).

High School: Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL), Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA)

Debut: September 3, 1976 (Age 24-301d, 13,786th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1980 (Age 28-333d)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Felix Tamargo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

244

.242

RBI

OBP

.326

SLG

.348

OPS

.675

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-27 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	66 (35-17-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (27-19-9)

Most Driven In
D Evans	2
Self	2
A Dawson	2
R Scott	1
M Venable	1
L Herndon	1
E Valentine	1
T Raines	1

Most Driven In By
R Metzger	2
Self	2
J Clark	1
T Whitfield	1
M Ivie	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	57	4 (3)	Apr 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.29	-0.095	4.18	-0.10%	-0.57	PH
2	58	5	Apr 10	SFG		SDP	W,4-2	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	2.17	0.442	3.88	0.47%	1.89	PH
3	59	6	Apr 11	SFG		SDP	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	7	1.03	-0.024	1.93	-0.03%	-0.17	PH
4	60	11 (4)	Apr 15 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,1-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	.05	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.09	PH
5	61	16 (4)	Apr 21	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600	9	1.33	0.093	2.36	0.10%	0.40	PH
6	62	17	Apr 22	SFG		LAD	L,2-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	3	.05	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.20	PH
7	63	19 (1)	Apr 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-2	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.857	1.143	9	1.19	-0.029	1.54	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
8	64	20	Apr 27	SFG	@	MON	L,8-14	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	9	.04	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.73	PH
9	65	21	Apr 28	SFG	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.636	.970	7	1.02	-0.060	1.16	-0.04%	-0.33	C
10	66	22	Apr 29	SFG	@	MON	L,5-7	6-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.750	1.135	8	1.34	0.061	1.38	0.04%	0.36	PH
11	67	23	Apr 30	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.563	.857	7	.76	-0.072	.75	-0.04%	-0.76	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	68	24	May 1	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.286	.500	.786	7	.45	0.047	.41	0.03%	0.19	C
13	69	26 (1)	May 4	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.417	.657	7	1.72	-0.174	1.86	-0.11%	-1.43	C
14	70	27	May 5	SFG		NYM	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.357	.564	6	.63	-0.074	.77	-0.05%	-1.31	C
15	71	28	May 6	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.345	.545	7	1.76	-0.042	2.38	-0.03%	-0.14	PH C
16	72	29	May 8	SFG		MON	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.313	.494	7	1.34	-0.095	1.69	-0.07%	-0.49	C
17	73	31 (1)	May 10	SFG		MON	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.286	.452	7	.94	-0.068	1.16	-0.05%	-0.64	C
18	74	34 (2)	May 13	SFG		PHI	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.278	.440	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
19	75	36 (1)	May 16	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.270	.428	9	4.37	-0.106	7.74	-0.11%	-0.73	PH
20	76	39 (2)	May 19 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.275	.446	7	.87	-0.004	1.44	0.00%	-0.14	C
21	77	40	May 19 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.302	.507	6	.70	0.060	1.22	0.06%	0.89	C
22	78	41	May 20	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS-8	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.370	.614	6	.46	0.027	.85	0.03%	0.47	C
23	79	43 (1)	May 23	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.354	.589	9	.18	-0.009	.48	-0.02%	-0.29	PH C
24	80	46 (2)	May 26	SFG		ATL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.218	.333	.552	7	1.65	-0.107	3.62	-0.14%	-0.87	C
25	81	47	May 27	SFG		ATL	L,8-10	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.214	.333	.548	9	4.21	-0.016	8.83	-0.02%	-0.13	PH
26	82	51 (3)	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,10-12	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.211	.333	.544	8	1.40	-0.020	2.49	-0.02%	0.07	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	83	52	Jun 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.207	.327	.534	9	.07	-0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.30	PH
28	84	54 (1)	Jun 3	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.203	.321	.524	9	2.16	-0.056	2.83	-0.04%	-0.24	C
29	85	57 (2)	Jun 7	SFG	@	STL	W,12-10	6-GF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.226	.327	.553	9	2.17	0.015	2.28	0.01%	0.33	PH C
30	86	60 (2)	Jun 10	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.239	.350	.589	7	1.13	0.045	1.28	0.03%	0.02	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Montreal Expos
31	87	120	Aug 21	MON	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.268	.391	.658	7	1.31	0.020	4.61	0.04%	0.45	C
32	88	123 (2)	Aug 27	MON		HOU	L,0-3	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.278	.391	.668	9	.79	0.026	2.64	0.05%	0.20	PH
33	89	124	Aug 28	MON		HOU	W,7-6	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.274	.385	.659	9	1.00	-0.028	3.41	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
34	90	126 (1)	Aug 31	MON		CIN	W,8-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.284	.394	.678	9	.59	0.025	1.98	0.05%	0.12	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	91	134 (7)	Sep 7	MON	@	STL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.280	.394	.674	9	2.85	-0.091	12.40	-0.24%	-0.15	PH
36	92	143 (8)	Sep 16 (1)	MON		STL	L,3-4	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.276	.388	.664	9	1.59	-0.040	7.48	-0.11%	-0.42	PH
37	93	144	Sep 16 (2)	MON		STL	W,5-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.273	.382	.655	8	1.79	-0.045	8.48	-0.13%	-0.22	PH
38	94	155 (10)	Sep 24 (2)	MON	@	PIT	W,7-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.282	.406	.688	8	2.70	0.343	43.01	3.28%	1.89	PH
39	95	157 (1)	Sep 26	MON	@	PIT	L,1-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.291	.406	.697	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
40	96	158	Sep 28	MON		PHI	L,2-3	1-GF(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.298	.405	.703	5	1.88	0.107	24.49	0.84%	1.08	C
41	97	159	Sep 29	MON		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.295	.397	.693	5	.62	0.050	2.94	0.14%	0.33	C
42	98	160	Sep 30	MON		PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.293	.383	.676	5	1.47	-0.094	28.15	-1.09%	-0.70	C
							15-27		92	81	7	20	5	0	2	11	7	0	11	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	.247	.293	.383	.676		1.19	0.010	4.93	2.63%	-1.37

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