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Bruce Tanner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: December 9, 1961 in New Castle, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 33rd round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Neshannock HS (New Castle, PA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: Neshannock HS (New Castle, PA)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: June 12, 1985 (Age 23-185d, 15,048th in major league history)
vs. SEA 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 28, 1985 (Age 23-293d)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Full Name: Bruce Matthew Tanner

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Relatives: Son of Chuck Tanner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

W

L

ERA

5.33

G

GS

SV

IP

27.0

SO

WHIP

1.741

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1983	21	CHW-min	A-,AA,A	2	4	.333	3.18	25	0	21	0	0	4	34.0	35	18	12	0	25	6	33	1	1	6				1.765	9.3	0.0	6.6	8.7	1.32	NFL,GLF,APP NYPL,EL,MIDW
1984	22	CHW-min	A	12	4	.750	1.96	37	9	15	6	3	2	123.2	96	32	27	0	30	1	91	4	0	10				1.019	7.0	0.0	2.2	6.6	3.03	APP MIDW
1985	23	CHW-min	AAA	5	7	.417	3.46	20	17	3	4	0	0	109.1	99	49	42	9	44	4	49	6	1	3				1.308	8.1	0.7	3.6	4.0	1.11	BFL AA
1985	23	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	5.33	10	4	3	0	0	0	27.0	34	17	16	1	13	3	9	2	0	0	128	82	4.17	1.741	11.3	0.3	4.3	3.0	0.69
1986	24	CHW-min	AAA	8	10	.444	4.16	23	23	0	6	1	0	158.0	165	83	73	18	53	2	81	8	3	12				1.380	9.4	1.0	3.0	4.6	1.53	BFL AA
1987	25	OAK-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	3.05	4	3	1	0	0	0	20.2	22	10	7	2	7	0	4	0	0	3				1.403	9.6	0.9	3.0	1.7	0.57	TAC PCL
1988	26	OAK-min	AA	7	7	.500	3.23	18	16	1	2	0	0	100.1	104	46	36	4	25	1	33	3	2	3				1.286	9.3	0.4	2.2	3.0	1.32	HVL SOUL
1989	27	OAK-SFG-min	AAA					23																										TAC,PHX PCL
1 Yr				1	2	.333	5.33	10	4	3	0	0	0	27.0	34	17	16	1	13	3	9	2	0	0	128	82	4.17	1.741	11.3	0.3	4.3	3.0	0.69
162 Game Avg.				5	10	.333	5.33	49	19	15	0	0	0	131	165	83	78	5	63	15	44	10	0	0	622	82	4.17	1.741	11.3	0.3	4.3	3.0	0.69