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: 10-3 / in Starts: 10-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 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	232	101	Jul 23	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	7.0	5	1	1	0	9	1	0	1.29	2.39	26	98	69	16	12	5	12	5	4	0	72			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.214	.09	0.01%	2.28	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a1
2	233	106	Jul 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-6	GS-5	L(1-1)	4	5.0	7	6	6	1	3	1	0	5.25	3.53	23	85	50	10	7	7	12	5	3	0	31			0	0	0	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	.75	-0.197	.02	0.00%	-3.38	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
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
3	234	111	Aug 2	CHC		LAD	W,5-1	GS-6	W(2-1)	4	6.0	8	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.00	3.39	28					12	5	0	0	6	53			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.209	.00	0.00%	2.14	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
4	235	116	Aug 8	CHC		SDP	W,3-1	GS-7		5	6.0	9	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.38	3.40	29	106	64	13	6	15	10	4	2	0	50			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.23	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.79	1t start tie	7t 1-3 0 out tie
5	236	122	Aug 14	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS-7	L(2-2)	5	6.1	7	6	5	3	7	1	0	4.15	3.60	29	108	64	22	11	6	13	5	3	0	41			0	1	0	25	4	0	0	0	0	1	.62	-0.250	.00	0.00%	-2.42	1b start tie	7b --3 1 out d3
6	237	127	Aug 20	CHC	@	FLA	L,5-6	GS-4	L(2-3)	5	3.2	6	6	6	2	0	1	1	5.29	4.20	20	88	53	11	6	7	10	6	1	0	23			1	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.429	.00	0.00%	-4.37	1b start a 2	4b -2- 2 out d4
7	238	131	Aug 25	CHC		FLA	W,3-1	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	7.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	0	4.61	4.04	29	106	67	13	9	7	15	8	4	0	60			1	1	0	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	0.256	.00	0.00%	2.67	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
8	239	136	Aug 30	CHC	@	CLE	W,9-4	GS-6	W(4-3)	4	5.2	7	4	4	1	5	1	1	4.82	4.12	26	111	69	17	11	9	10	4	0	0	43			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1b start a 3	6b 12- 2 out a3
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
9	240	141	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	W,8-3	GS-7	W(5-3)	5	7.0	4	3	3	2	3	2	0	4.70	4.47	27	95	58	18	7	10	12	5	1	0	58			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	.75	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.67	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
10	241	146	Sep 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	W(6-3)	4	7.1	5	1	1	3	1	0	0	4.28	4.42	28					12	9	3	2	3	62			1	1	0	24	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.292	.00	0.00%	2.23	1b start tie	8b --3 1 out a2
11	242	151	Sep 16	CHC		CIN	W,5-0	SHO	W(7-3)	5	9.0	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.73	4.19	30	93	57	13	9	13	10	4	1	0	88			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.518	.00	0.00%	4.71	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
12	243	156	Sep 21	CHC		PHI	W,11-3	GS-7	W(8-3)	4	7.0	6	2	2	0	8	0	0	3.62	3.89	28	99	75	16	11	12	8	4	3	0	65			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.85	0.212	.00	0.00%	1.67	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
13	244	160	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-8	W(9-3)	4	8.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.39	3.77	29	94	61	15	11	10	12	5	2	0	71			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.298	.00	0.00%	3.06	1b start a 3	8b 3 out a4
							10-3		W-L:9-3	4.4	85.0	77	33	32	23	55	7	2	3.39	3.77	352	1083	63%	15%	9%	0.91		22%	10%	9	55		---%	3	3	0	318	19	1	2	2	2	2	.96	1.175	.01	0.01%	9.99

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