Kevin Tapani

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 18, 1964 in Des Moines, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI).

High School: Escanaba HS (Escanaba, MI)

School: Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)

Debut: July 4, 1989 (Age 25-136d, 15,637th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 37-221d)
vs. HOU 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Kevin Ray Tapani

Pronunciation: \TAP-ah-nee\

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1991 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.2

143

125

ERA

4.35

361

354

2265.0

1482

WHIP

1.307

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-6 / in Starts: 2-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 1

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	79	Jul 4	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-10	1-5		99	4.1	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	2.08	4.84	18	66	41	10	5	5	10	4	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.005	.14	-0.01%	0.25	1b -23 2 out d7	5b 3 out d7
2	2	81	Jul 6	NYM		CIN	L,2-10	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.38	4.08	5	16	12	2	3	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.59	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d10
3	3	88	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-6	5-6		9	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.68	5.63	8	21	12	3	3	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.013	.30	-0.02%	-0.11	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from New York Mets to Minnesota Twins
4	4	138	Sep 5	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-4	GS-7	W(1-0)	50	7.0	6	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.14	4.93	27	107	74	16	12	9	14	5	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.89	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.45	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
5	5	145	Sep 13	MIN		TOR	W,3-2	GS-8	W(2-0)	7	7.2	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.45	4.22	31	99	59	17	7	12	12	3	1	0	64			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.363	.00	0.00%	2.89	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
6	6	151	Sep 19	MIN		CAL	L,3-7	GS-4	L(2-1)	5	3.2	10	6	5	1	2	0	0	3.86	3.97	21	60	40	6	6	7	11	7	1	0	20			0	0	0	18	3	0	1	1	1	0	1.08	-0.461	.00	0.00%	-4.55	1t start tie	4t -23 2 out d3
7	7	156	Sep 24	MIN		OAK	L,3-9	GS-7	L(2-2)	4	6.0	8	5	5	3	6	1	0	4.55	4.06	30	102	59	15	10	9	12	3	3	0	39			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.320	.00	0.00%	-2.29	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out d2
8	8	161	Sep 30	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-2	GS-9		5	8.1	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.83	3.49	29	98	64	18	12	12	11	4	1	0	77			2	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.411	.00	0.00%	3.53	1b start tie	9b --3 1 out a1
							2-6		W-L:2-2	5.2	40.0	39	18	17	12	23	3	0	3.83	3.49	169	569	63%	15%	10%	0.81		20%	5%	0	52	2	50%	5	0	0	154	7	1	1	3	2	1	.94	0.127	.03	-0.02%	0.58

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