1B Wally Tafur #5
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B WALLY TAFUR #5 - AGE: 55 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/25/1918
Born in:Miami, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:23 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1937, 12th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Hattiesburg - R 18 33 27 10 2 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .370 .433 .444 .878 196 174 0.4
1938 Ottumwa - R 19 31 116 41 12 2 4 26 19 10 2 0 3 1 1 .353 .414 .595 1.009 165 171 1.5
1938 Hattiesburg - R 19 28 88 28 4 0 3 23 16 16 1 1 12 1 0 .318 .425 .466 .890 135 136 0.8
1938 Biloxi - R 19 21 52 15 5 1 4 17 10 11 0 2 2 1 0 .288 .400 .654 1.054 173 168 0.8
1938 Total - R 19 80 256 84 21 3 11 66 45 37 3 3 17 3 1 .328 .415 .562 .977 156 158 3.0
1938 Savannah - A 19 16 36 7 1 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 5 0 0 .194 .310 .278 .587 64 76 0.0
1938 Chattanooga - A 19 26 89 28 7 2 0 11 13 11 1 0 15 1 0 .315 .396 .438 .834 133 144 0.9
1938 Total - A 19 42 125 35 8 3 0 13 18 17 1 0 20 1 0 .280 .371 .392 .763 112 124 0.9
1939 Tampa - A 20 97 323 80 11 9 3 49 49 44 9 4 49 3 2 .248 .350 .365 .715 95 101 1.1
1940 Tampa - A 21 104 345 86 14 7 6 39 45 44 4 0 48 2 2 .249 .341 .383 .724 115 120 3.1
1940 Springfield - A 21 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611 74 116 0.1
1941 Tampa - A 22 95 333 83 17 6 4 43 64 74 2 3 48 4 3 .249 .386 .372 .758 129 136 3.9
1941 Springfield - A 22 6 22 7 0 1 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 .318 .375 .409 .784 117 124 0.2
1942 Springfield - A 23 105 373 80 20 5 4 50 57 66 4 2 56 0 2 .214 .337 .327 .664 87 96 1.6
1943 Springfield - A 24 87 265 69 14 1 8 44 45 35 6 1 51 8 2 .260 .358 .411 .770 100 103 1.2
1943 Knoxville - AA 24 18 67 19 4 0 1 9 16 12 1 0 13 0 0 .284 .400 .388 .788 110 113 0.5
1944 Springfield - A 25 15 50 16 3 1 1 4 10 10 2 0 3 1 0 .320 .452 .480 .932 145 145 0.6
1944 Knoxville - AA 25 81 238 59 17 4 1 41 34 56 2 3 34 0 1 .248 .391 .366 .757 104 109 1.5
1945 Knoxville - AA 26 124 470 138 37 5 5 74 78 85 5 8 49 0 3 .294 .401 .426 .827 122 127 3.7
1946 Knoxville - AA 27 118 460 145 38 7 3 65 76 65 1 6 47 1 0 .315 .397 .448 .844 134 141 5.6
1946 Jersey City - AAA 27 17 56 14 2 2 2 12 9 11 1 1 7 0 1 .250 .377 .464 .841 127 127 0.4
1947 Jersey City - AAA 28 85 239 57 10 3 7 26 42 46 2 3 39 1 1 .238 .362 .393 .755 105 111 1.7
1948 Jersey City - AAA 29 19 19 4 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 .211 .400 .211 .611 69 95 0.1
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 31 121 262 67 19 5 7 37 35 31 3 2 34 3 0 .256 .339 .447 .785 115 120 1.8
1951 Minneapolis - AAA 32 126 397 105 22 9 8 52 53 58 6 4 63 7 5 .264 .363 .426 .789 121 128 3.2
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 33 115 190 46 9 4 7 33 30 39 2 5 30 2 4 .242 .369 .442 .811 153 166 2.9
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 34 105 172 44 6 5 6 33 27 42 0 1 20 2 1 .256 .400 .453 .853 120 130 1.3
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 35 98 179 38 10 1 2 18 23 34 1 0 37 1 3 .212 .341 .313 .654 74 77 -0.1
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 36 114 295 81 18 2 5 35 43 44 2 3 42 3 0 .275 .369 .400 .769 105 110 1.2
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 37 75 177 40 11 1 2 16 21 42 2 0 32 3 1 .226 .380 .333 .713 89 101 0.7
1957 Minneapolis - AAA 38 39 39 6 1 0 1 5 9 13 2 1 5 1 0 .154 .382 .256 .638 77 104 0.1
1958 Minneapolis - AAA 39 47 56 10 4 0 1 8 6 7 1 0 15 0 1 .179 .281 .304 .585 63 68 0.0
1959 Minneapolis - AAA 40 33 51 14 2 0 1 6 9 9 1 0 10 0 0 .275 .393 .373 .766 119 126 0.4
1960 Minneapolis - AAA 41 86 260 69 11 0 10 38 39 38 3 5 55 1 1 .265 .359 .423 .783 119 126 1.5
1961 Minneapolis - AAA 42 112 320 62 12 3 2 22 30 54 4 0 66 1 1 .194 .317 .269 .586 63 71 -1.1
Total DIX 341 1235 361 96 16 10 189 204 218 9 17 143 1 4 .292 .398 .420 .818 122 127
Total GWL 1071 2398 582 125 30 52 303 325 411 27 21 409 24 17 .243 .357 .385 .742 105 113
Total HL 216 716 173 37 8 13 101 118 116 12 3 114 10 4 .242 .355 .370 .725 97 103
Total SEL 338 1126 284 50 25 13 144 176 179 16 7 165 10 7 .252 .361 .376 .736 113 120
Total GSL 82 167 53 11 1 7 44 30 28 3 3 15 2 0 .317 .418 .521 .939 156 152
Total UMVA 31 116 41 12 2 4 26 19 10 2 0 3 1 1 .353 .414 .595 1.009 165 171
Total CL 121 314 75 12 5 9 40 52 62 4 4 47 1 2 .239 .367 .395 .762 107 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Hattiesburg - R 1B 29 6 95 6 3 103 2 .981 80.0 11.36 -0.3 .926
1937 Hattiesburg - R 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.2 .563
1937 Hattiesburg - R SS 2 1 0 3 0 6 3 .500 11.0 2.45 -1.3 .572
1938 Chattanooga - A 1B 6 0 9 0 3 9 0 1.000 7.2 10.57 +0.1 1.018
1938 Hattiesburg - R 1B 28 28 215 14 25 230 1 .996 227.2 9.05 +0.0 .986
1938 Ottumwa - R 1B 19 18 151 11 12 162 0 1.000 153.0 9.53 -0.1 .987
1938 Biloxi - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 Chattanooga - A 3B 26 26 12 53 3 68 3 .956 201.1 2.91 -0.9 .950
1938 Savannah - A 3B 16 13 5 29 4 38 4 .895 99.0 3.09 -1.0 .988
1938 Biloxi - R 3B 16 14 13 29 4 44 2 .955 116.2 3.24 -1.1 .961
1938 Ottumwa - R 3B 13 13 5 29 5 38 4 .895 109.0 2.81 -2.2 .869
1938 Biloxi - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1939 Tampa - A 1B 4 3 32 1 4 34 1 .971 26.0 11.42 -0.2 .939
1939 Tampa - A 3B 89 86 37 172 11 229 20 .913 721.2 2.61 -4.3 .971
1939 Tampa - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1940 Tampa - A 1B 8 8 71 4 7 77 2 .974 65.0 10.38 -0.6 .912
1940 Springfield - A 3B 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 1.031
1940 Tampa - A 3B 95 89 54 211 15 274 9 .967 785.2 3.04 +7.3 1.030
1941 Springfield - A 1B 3 3 31 1 1 32 0 1.000 25.0 11.52 +0.4 1.397
1941 Tampa - A 1B 2 2 23 2 3 25 0 1.000 18.0 12.50 +0.2 1.059
1941 Springfield - A 3B 4 3 0 10 0 11 1 .909 27.2 3.25 -1.5 .804
1941 Tampa - A 3B 91 90 57 195 9 266 14 .947 790.2 2.87 +4.9 1.019
1942 Springfield - A 1B 7 7 53 5 5 60 2 .967 56.0 9.32 -1.2 .851
1942 Springfield - A 3B 95 95 44 200 14 260 16 .938 834.1 2.63 +3.9 1.018
1943 Springfield - A 1B 73 66 553 49 29 610 8 .987 561.2 9.65 +1.2 1.011
1943 Knoxville - AA 3B 18 18 6 48 4 55 1 .982 156.2 3.10 +0.8 1.015
1943 Springfield - A 3B 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.0 .804
1944 Knoxville - AA 1B 11 10 91 10 6 101 0 1.000 86.1 10.53 +0.2 1.293
1944 Springfield - A 1B 9 8 49 3 6 53 1 .981 64.1 7.27 -0.9 .816
1944 Knoxville - AA 3B 61 60 28 121 10 156 7 .955 521.2 2.57 +1.3 .992
1944 Springfield - A 3B 8 6 1 9 1 10 0 1.000 54.2 1.65 +0.4 1.054
1945 Knoxville - AA 3B 119 119 54 305 22 385 26 .932 1045.2 3.09 -0.2 .990
1946 Jersey City - AAA 1B 17 17 165 8 13 173 0 1.000 143.0 10.89 +0.2 1.040
1946 Knoxville - AA 3B 117 117 57 253 20 322 12 .963 1035.2 2.69 +7.7 1.035
1947 Jersey City - AAA 1B 5 0 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 8.1 9.72 -0.3 .667
1947 Jersey City - AAA 3B 68 61 19 141 10 167 7 .958 546.1 2.64 +2.9 .941
1948 Jersey City - AAA 3B 11 1 2 10 0 13 1 .923 32.0 3.38 +0.6 .917
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 46 39 321 34 33 357 2 .994 355.2 8.98 +1.9 1.052
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.0 1.047
1950 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 23 17 15 42 4 59 2 .966 171.0 3.00 +0.5 .963
1951 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 66 54 523 30 44 556 3 .995 501.2 9.92 +4.7 1.078
1951 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 50 49 52 83 8 139 4 .971 446.1 2.72 -0.1 .978
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 31 10 129 10 14 141 2 .986 117.0 10.69 +1.9 1.041
1952 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 27 19 21 40 4 64 3 .953 188.0 2.92 +1.4 .979
1952 Minneapolis - AAA SS 5 4 13 14 6 28 1 .964 36.2 6.63 +0.4 .957
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 24 17 152 9 15 163 2 .988 157.2 9.19 -2.0 .859
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 22 14 15 38 0 54 1 .981 149.1 3.19 +0.9 .986
1953 Minneapolis - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Minneapolis - AAA C 3 3 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 -0.9 1.016 3 2 0 0.0
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 22 10 115 2 10 119 2 .983 111.0 9.49 -0.3 .957
1954 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 26 22 19 41 6 64 4 .938 203.0 2.66 +0.6 .997
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 63 54 482 26 50 510 2 .996 448.1 10.20 -0.4 .966
1955 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 32 28 31 61 9 93 1 .989 252.0 3.29 -0.2 .966
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 20 17 157 12 20 172 3 .983 159.2 9.53 -0.3 .915
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 38 31 17 57 12 76 2 .974 265.2 2.51 +0.4 .983
1957 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 7 3 39 2 1 41 0 1.000 39.0 9.46 +0.3 1.042
1957 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.2 1.08 -0.5 1.065
1957 Minneapolis - AAA CF 3 3 9 0 0 11 2 .818 26.0 3.12 -1.2 .830
1958 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 9 8 60 6 3 67 1 .985 69.0 8.61 +1.2 1.118
1958 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 4 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 6.2 5.40 +0.1 1.045
1958 Minneapolis - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 12 8 82 6 5 88 0 1.000 77.2 10.20 +0.7 1.033
1959 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 78 78 665 41 78 709 3 .996 631.2 10.06 +0.7 1.005
1961 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 110 110 894 46 96 948 8 .992 872.2 9.69 -3.3 .944
TOTAL C 3 3 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 -0.9 1.016 3 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 709 584 5165 339 486 5549 45 .992 5063.0 9.78 +3.8 .996
TOTAL 2B 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.047
TOTAL 3B 1089 993 568 2186 176 2899 145 .950 8816.1 2.81 +21.6 .993
TOTAL SS 8 5 13 17 6 34 4 .882 48.2 5.55 -0.9 .852
TOTAL CF 5 3 9 0 0 11 2 .818 27.1 2.96 -1.2 .830
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1937 Drafted in the 1937 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 12, 124th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school Arcadia (Arcadia; Arcadia, FL).
09/22/1937 Wins the 1937 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/30/1938 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for 1B Willie Jones.
07/21/1938 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/1938 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for RP Jim Hawkins.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/17/1939 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Brooklyn Kings in exchange for RP Curly Jones.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1945 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/22/1945 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/10/1946 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1946 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/17/1947 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/28/1948 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/02/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
12/18/1950 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
05/22/1951 Goes 5-5 against the Indianapolis Hoosiers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
10/22/1951 Started a coaching career.
02/08/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
03/12/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
06/09/1952 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/08/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Columbus Titans, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
11/27/1954 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
12/17/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
01/10/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
01/06/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
02/02/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
03/13/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
12/08/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
04/01/1957 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
07/21/1958 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
02/16/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks!
02/23/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
06/05/1960 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 6-7 weeks.
03/30/1961 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 4-5 weeks.
09/19/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
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