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Ken Tatum

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: April 25, 1944 in Alexandria, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 21st round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: May 28, 1969 (Age 25-033d, 12,829th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1974 (Age 30-067d)
vs. KCR 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Kenneth Ray Tatum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

ERA

2.93

176

282.2

156

WHIP

1.228

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-1	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (5)	Apr 16	CAL		MIN	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (2)	Apr 19	CAL		KCR	L,1-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (1)	Apr 21	CAL		MIL	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 25	CAL	@	WSA	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19 (2)	Apr 29	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	22 (2)	May 2	CAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	26 (3)	May 8	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	28 (1)	May 10	CAL		NYY	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	29	May 11	CAL		BOS	W,2-1		13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	31 (1)	May 13	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	32	May 15	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	34 (1)	May 17 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	35	May 17 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	38 (2)	May 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	39	May 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	40	May 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	41	May 24	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	43 (1)	May 27	CAL		OAK	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	47 (3)	May 31	CAL		BAL	W,6-1	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	49 (1)	Jun 3	CAL		DET	L,4-5		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	51 (1)	Jun 5	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	52	Jun 6	CAL		CLE	W,2-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	54 (1)	Jun 9	CAL	@	BAL	W,7-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	55	Jun 10	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	58 (2)	Jun 13	CAL	@	DET	L,5-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	60 (1)	Jun 15	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-3		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	63 (2)	Jun 20	CAL		MIL	W,4-0	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	64	Jun 21	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	68 (3)	Jun 25	CAL		CHW	W,7-3	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	71 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	76 (4)	Jul 2	CAL	@	MIL	W,10-7	GF	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	79 (2)	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	81 (1)	Jul 7	CAL		KCR	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	82	Jul 8	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	85 (2)	Jul 11	CAL		MIN	L,2-5		6	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	89 (3)	Jul 18	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	93 (3)	Jul 21	CAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	96 (2)	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	97	Jul 24	CAL		WSA	L,8-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	99 (1)	Jul 26	CAL		WSA	W,11-10		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	104 (4)	Aug 1	CAL		BOS	L,0-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	107 (2)	Aug 4	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	115 (7)	Aug 12	CAL		BAL	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	118 (2)	Aug 15	CAL		DET	L,1-5	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
46	122 (3)	Aug 19	CAL		CLE	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	125 (2)	Aug 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,5-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	126	Aug 25 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,6-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	127	Aug 25 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,10-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	128	Aug 26	CAL	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	129	Aug 28 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2		9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	132 (2)	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	W,10-9		10	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	133	Sep 1	CAL		KCR	L,0-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	139 (5)	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	142 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	143	Sep 11	CAL		MIL	L,1-2		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	144	Sep 12	CAL		MIL	L,2-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	147 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	150 (2)	Sep 18	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	155 (4)	Sep 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-7	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
61	156	Sep 25	CAL		OAK	L,0-6	GF	11	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
62	162 (5)	Oct 1	CAL		CHW	W,5-4		9	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							62gm		88.2	4	15	1	20	0