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: 19-15 / in Starts: 19-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1992 Pitching Game Log

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1992 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	71	4	Apr 10	MIN		TEX	W,7-1	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	6	1	1	1	6	1	0	1.29	3.35	27	108	72	26	11	7	13	4	0	0	66			0	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.237	1.23	0.22%	2.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
2	72	8	Apr 15	MIN		MIL	L,4-7	GS-7		4	6.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	0	3.29	2.86	28	87	58	7	10	12	12	8	1	0	44			0	0	0	25	5	1	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.124	1.04	-0.08%	-0.78	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d3
3	73	12	Apr 20	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-2	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	4	2	2	4	3	0	1	3.05	3.27	29	97	53	13	5	12	9	2	2	0	60			1	0	0	21	1	1	1	2	2	1	.87	0.061	.85	0.04%	1.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
4	74	17	Apr 25	MIN		OAK	L,4-8	GS-4	L(1-2)	4	3.2	10	6	6	1	2	0	0	4.81	3.15	21	67	46	8	6	5	13	7	4	0	18			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	1	0	.63	-0.353	.89	-0.30%	-4.46	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d6
May				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
5	75	22	May 1	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-8	L(1-3)	5	7.0	7	4	4	1	5	1	0	4.88	3.26	28	101	66	8	12	6	16	5	5	0	51			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.259	1.03	-0.14%	-0.27	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out tie
6	76	27	May 6	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-4	L(1-4)	4	4.0	8	5	5	2	4	1	0	5.60	3.52	21	90	54	15	6	5	10	7	1	0	28			2	0	0	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	.95	-0.242	1.03	-0.16%	-3.05	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
7	77	32	May 12	MIN		BOS	W,6-3	GS-7	W(2-4)	5	7.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.89	3.23	28	111	70	15	7	11	11	1	4	0	65			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.152	.77	0.09%	2.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
8	78	36	May 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS-7	W(3-4)	4	6.1	8	4	4	0	3	3	0	4.99	3.85	27	89	64	9	8	9	15	7	2	0	44			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	-0.068	1.45	-0.06%	-1.20	1b start a 3	7b 1-- 1 out a3
9	79	41	May 23	MIN	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-5	W(4-4)	5	5.0	5	3	3	1	8	1	0	5.03	3.75	21	94	61	14	12	5	7	4	1	0	52			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.070	1.56	-0.06%	-0.59	1b start a 2	5b 3 out tie
10	80	45	May 29	MIN		DET	W,17-5	GS-6	W(5-4)	5	6.0	9	4	4	2	3	0	0	5.13	3.65	29	101	66	14	9	11	13	2	5	0	39			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.183	1.16	-0.19%	-1.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out a10
Jun				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
11	81	50	Jun 3	MIN		TOR	W,11-3	GS-6	W(6-4)	4	5.2	11	3	3	0	1	0	0	5.10	3.55	25	103	73	14	8	15	9	3	4	0	36			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	.71	0.135	1.37	0.16%	-0.48	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a4
12	82	55	Jun 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-9	GS-5		4	5.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	0	5.25	3.62	21	75	52	11	6	8	11	4	2	0	39			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	-0.145	2.23	-0.19%	-1.54	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
13	83	60	Jun 14	MIN		CHW	W,8-7	GS-5		5	4.2	11	5	5	0	4	0	0	5.52	3.46	25	83	54	9	7	7	14	9	0	0	26			0	1	0	25	4	0	0	0	0	1	.79	-0.188	1.63	-0.23%	-3.03	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out a1
14	84	65	Jun 19	MIN		SEA	L,0-1	GS-9	L(6-5)	4	8.1	4	1	1	3	4	1	0	5.08	3.56	32	128	75	20	11	12	13	3	2	0	72			2	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.274	1.63	0.34%	2.53	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out d1
15	85	70	Jun 24	MIN		CAL	W,11-0	SHO	W(7-5)	4	9.0	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	4.58	3.27	30	115	79	17	19	12	8	3	3	0	93			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.53	0.343	1.20	0.47%	4.43	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
16	86	75	Jun 29	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	W(8-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	4.26	3.19	31	119	79	13	12	9	15	6	2	0	78			1	2	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	.91	0.292	2.43	0.47%	3.34	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
Jul				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
17	87	80	Jul 5	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	W(9-5)	5	9.0	6	1	0	2	3	0	0	3.92	3.15	35	107	67	7	9	11	19	7	2	0	74			3	0	0	31	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.09	0.329	3.04	0.55%	3.43	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
18	88	85	Jul 10	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(10-5)	4	7.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	3.84	3.15	27	91	57	17	5	10	13	4	3	0	61			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.264	3.01	0.45%	1.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
19	89	88	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	W,7-6	GS-6		5	5.2	9	5	5	0	4	1	0	4.02	3.17	25	85	56	18	7	9	12	5	1	0	35			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	.97	-0.254	2.71	-0.42%	-2.27	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out tie
20	90	93	Jul 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-5	GS-5	L(10-6)	4	5.0	6	5	3	1	3	1	2	4.08	3.28	22	75	49	8	8	8	8	2	2	0	41			0	1	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.282	1.81	-0.45%	-2.54	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
21	91	98	Jul 26	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-2	GS-7	W(11-6)	4	6.0	6	2	2	0	4	1	0	4.03	3.30	24	93	57	16	6	11	9	5	2	0	56			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.164	2.48	0.26%	0.68	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 0 out a5
22	92	103	Jul 31	MIN		MIL	W,4-1	GS-7	W(12-6)	4	7.0	6	1	1	4	5	0	0	3.89	3.29	30	101	63	11	12	13	8	2	2	0	62			3	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.237	3.37	0.43%	2.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
Aug				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
23	93	107	Aug 5	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS-5	L(12-7)	4	4.2	11	6	6	2	1	1	0	4.14	3.39	25	98	58	13	12	8	14	7	0	0	17			2	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	-0.414	3.23	-0.81%	-4.04	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out d4
24	94	112	Aug 10	MIN		TEX	W,7-5	GS-8	W(13-7)	4	8.0	8	4	3	1	3	2	0	4.10	3.51	31	118	77	22	6	11	16	5	6	0	54			0	1	0	29	2	0	0	2	1	1	.93	-0.008	2.52	-0.01%	-0.06	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
25	95	117	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-8		4	8.0	5	2	2	2	8	1	0	4.01	3.49	32	134	87	21	15	13	10	2	2	0	70			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	.89	0.023	2.50	0.04%	1.86	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
26	96	121	Aug 20	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(13-8)	4	9.1	3	2	2	2	4	1	0	3.89	3.51	32	121	76	17	14	18	8	1	1	0	76			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.084	2.65	0.10%	2.06	1b start tie	10b -2- 1 out d1
27	97	126	Aug 25	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS-7	L(13-9)	4	7.0	7	4	4	2	9	0	0	3.94	3.42	29	116	78	18	15	7	11	3	0	0	54			1	1	0	25	3	0	0	0	2	0	1.16	-0.202	1.10	-0.12%	-0.56	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
28	98	131	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	GS-7	W(14-9)	4	6.1	8	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.95	3.40	29	108	67	12	5	12	12	4	2	0	46			1	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	1	0	.88	0.168	.56	0.06%	0.54	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a3
Sep/Oct				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
29	99	135	Sep 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-16	GS-2	L(14-10)	4	1.1	7	6	6	1	1	0	0	4.22	3.40	12	37	24	4	1	2	8	6	0	0	16			2	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.486	2.88	-0.62%	-4.94	1b start a 1	2b --3 1 out d2
30	100	140	Sep 9	MIN		SEA	W,6-2	GS-9	W(15-10)	4	8.2	8	2	2	2	5	0	0	4.12	3.35	32	109	74	16	14	12	13	10	0	0	63			0	0	0	30	3	0	0	2	0	0	.85	0.186	1.72	0.23%	1.94	1t start tie	9t 1-3 2 out a4
31	101	144	Sep 14	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.2	7	2	2	3	1	0	0	4.07	3.37	28	107	63	15	6	7	17	5	0	0	50			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.055	2.04	0.06%	0.70	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 2 out tie
32	102	149	Sep 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-5	GS-7	L(15-11)	4	7.0	5	3	3	2	4	0	1	4.07	3.35	29	116	67	18	5	12	10	4	3	0	57			4	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	2	0	.80	-0.058	.03	0.00%	0.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
33	103	154	Sep 26	MIN		KCR	W,9-2	GS-6	W(16-11)	6	6.0	4	1	0	1	5	0	1	3.95	3.32	24	108	69	13	15	8	9	4	0	0	66			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.50	0.061	.00	0.00%	1.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out a7
34	104	159	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	W,9-6	GS-6		4	6.0	6	4	3	0	5	0	0	3.97	3.26	22	92	63	14	8	7	10	6	0	0	51			1	0	0	22	3	1	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.152	.00	0.00%	-1.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
							19-15		W-L:16-11	4.3	220.0	226	103	97	48	138	17	5	3.97	3.26	911	3384	64%	14%	9%	0.82		22%	9%	0	52		---%	26	11	0	839	53	5	2	17	11	9	.92	-0.423	1.70	0.13%	2.04

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