Chuck Tanner

Full Name: Charles William Tanner	Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185	First Game: April 12, 1955
Birthdate: July 4, 1929	Final Game: May 8, 1962
Birthplace: New Castle, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Chuck Tanner (Charles William Tanner) was born on July 4, 1929 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1955 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 6 home runs and 27 RBI. Tanner played for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Chuck Tanner's best season was 1957, when he hit for a .279 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1955	MIL	N	97	243	27	60	6	27	.247	.319	.383	9	3	27	32	0	2	0	3	11
1956	MIL	N	60	63	6	15	1	4	.238	.342	.317	2	0	10	10	0	0	0	2	3
1957	MIL	N	22	69	5	17	2	6	.246	.297	.377	3	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	1
1957	CHI	N	95	318	42	91	7	42	.286	.336	.415	16	2	23	20	2	5	0	2	6
1957	TOT	N	117	387	47	108	9	48	.279	.329	.408	19	2	28	24	2	5	0	2	7
1958	CHI	N	73	103	10	27	4	17	.262	.321	.437	6	0	9	10	0	0	1	2	2
1959	CLE	A	14	48	6	12	1	5	.250	.280	.354	2	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	2
1960	CLE	A	21	25	2	7	0	4	.280	.367	.320	1	0	4	6	0	0	1	0	1
1961	LA	A	7	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.300	.125	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1962	LA	A	7	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	NL		347	796	90	210	20	96	.264	.326	.397	36	5	74	76	2	7	1	9	23
Total	AL		49	89	8	21	1	9	.236	.296	.303	3	0	8	17	0	0	1	0	4
Total			396	885	98	231	21	105	.261	.323	.388	39	5	82	93	2	7	2	9	27

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1955	MIL	N	OF	62	0	0	101	4	2	0	.981
1956	MIL	N	OF	8	0	0	4	0	1	0	.800
1957	MIL	N	LF	18	18	145	34	0	0	0	1.000
1957	MIL	N	OF	18	18	145	35	0	0	0	1.000
1957	CHI	N	CF	27	27	232.1	56	2	1	0	.983
1957	CHI	N	OF	82	78	701.1	156	5	2	2	.988
1957	CHI	N	LF	60	51	469	99	3	1	2	.990
1957	TOT	N	OF	100	96	846.1	191	5	2	2	.990
1957	TOT	N	LF	78	69	614	133	3	1	2	.993
1958	CHI	N	CF	3	3	26	8	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CHI	N	OF	15	11	118.2	21	0	1	0	.955
1958	CHI	N	LF	2	1	14	2	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CHI	N	RF	10	7	78.2	8	0	1	0	.889
1959	CLE	A	CF	7	7	58.2	11	0	0	0	1.000
1959	CLE	A	LF	3	3	27	6	0	0	0	1.000
1959	CLE	A	OF	10	10	85.2	18	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CLE	A	OF	4	4	25.1	5	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CLE	A	LF	4	4	25.1	6	0	0	0	1.000
1961	LA	A	RF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	.000
1961	LA	A	OF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	LA	A	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	LA	A	OF	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	LA	A	RF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	202	122	1087	340	9	6	2	.983
Total			CF	37	37	317	75	2	1	0	.987
Total			RF	12	8	87.2	8	0	1	0	.889
Total			LF	88	77	682.1	147	3	1	2	.993

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1946).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago Cubs from Milwaukee Braves (June 8, 1957).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bob Smith (March 9, 1959).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians (September 9, 1959).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Los Angeles Angels (September 8, 1961).
Released by Los Angeles Angels (1963).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with $100,000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Manny Sanguillen (November 5, 1976).

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