Player Report for #44 Álex Tapia

04/26/1981

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P Álex Tapia #44

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	12	12	11	12
Movement	7	7	7	7
Control	14	14	14	14

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	11
Changeup	15	15
Cutter	12	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	94-96 Mph
Stamina	7
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	45 %
Hold Runners	6
Defense	8

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Very High

Álex Tapia
Birthday:	08/26/1932
Born in:	Collingdale (Pennsylvania)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	212 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 143 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	7 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1953, 13th Pick in Round 10

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1959 Los Angeles - ABA	26	5	2	1	1	0	6.35	17.0	20	14	12	5	8	10	0	0	1.65	.283	-2.9	62
1960 Los Angeles - ABA	27	9	9	4	2	0	3.10	49.1	48	18	17	4	19	27	0	0	1.36	.286	9.1	127
1961 Los Angeles - ABA	28	19	19	8	7	0	4.40	122.2	122	64	60	15	30	77	3	0	1.24	.282	5.7	92
1962 Los Angeles - ABA	29	8	3	2	1	0	6.00	21.0	26	18	14	4	5	10	0	0	1.48	.301	-2.9	68
1963 Los Angeles - ABA	30	22	20	5	11	0	4.93	115.0	146	84	63	20	46	73	0	0	1.67	.333	-4.2	78
1964 Los Angeles - ABA	31	2	0	0	0	0	9.82	3.2	7	6	4	0	4	3	0	0	3.00	.438	-2.2	34
1965 Los Angeles - ABA	32	20	18	6	6	0	3.49	118.2	122	47	46	15	25	86	1	0	1.24	.299	12.3	101
1966 Los Angeles - ABA	33	6	2	1	0	0	3.45	15.2	18	6	6	1	5	8	0	0	1.47	.315	1.4	97
Total ABA		91	73	27	28	0	4.32	463.0	509	257	222	64	142	294	4	0	1.41	.304	16.3	92

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1953 Total - COL	20	16	11	3	4	1	5.31	76.1	86	47	45	11	37	47	0	0	1.61	.298	0.0	100
1953 El Monte - A	20	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	1.25	.333	0.4	99
1954 El Monte - A	21	10	0	0	1	1	6.92	13.0	23	11	10	2	5	3	0	0	2.15	.389	-2.4	61
1955 El Monte - A	22	14	4	3	3	2	4.17	36.2	36	21	17	4	18	23	0	0	1.47	.281	3.4	95
1956 El Monte - A	23	21	0	4	3	2	2.05	30.2	21	9	7	2	22	23	0	0	1.40	.224	11.0	216
1956 Galveston - AA	23	5	5	3	1	0	3.38	29.1	27	12	11	2	16	12	0	0	1.47	.263	4.7	124
1956 Port Credit - AAA	23	1	1	0	1	0	7.50	6.0	7	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	1.67	.333	-1.7	50
1957 El Monte - A	24	2	0	1	0	0	4.50	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.00	.167	0.1	91
1957 Galveston - AA	24	6	6	4	1	0	3.12	40.1	34	16	14	4	18	27	0	0	1.29	.248	6.9	122
1957 Port Credit - AAA	24	20	19	5	5	0	3.56	124.0	135	55	49	9	45	85	2	0	1.45	.326	15.9	104
1958 El Monte - A	25	5	3	1	2	1	4.68	25.0	20	14	13	4	5	20	1	0	1.00	.235	0.4	81
1958 Galveston - AA	25	14	14	7	4	0	2.94	98.0	92	33	32	8	19	57	2	1	1.13	.275	19.4	136
1958 Port Credit - AAA	25	7	7	1	5	0	6.81	38.1	48	30	29	8	16	26	0	0	1.67	.323	-8.9	54
1959 Galveston - AA	26	7	6	1	4	0	3.65	37.0	40	16	15	2	20	28	0	0	1.62	.333	4.1	115
1959 Port Credit - AAA	26	23	23	9	7	0	3.10	145.1	141	60	50	9	59	81	1	0	1.38	.287	30.5	131
1960 Port Credit - AAA	27	31	31	11	14	0	3.20	196.2	187	83	70	28	63	142	0	0	1.27	.277	34.7	118
1961 Port Credit - AAA	28	15	15	5	5	0	3.03	98.0	103	38	33	10	21	76	0	0	1.27	.321	19.6	123
1962 Port Credit - AAA	29	20	20	8	4	0	3.42	134.1	139	67	51	16	26	96	1	0	1.23	.299	22.0	113
1963 Port Credit - AAA	30	8	8	3	1	0	1.88	62.1	44	15	13	5	8	44	3	0	0.83	.219	18.3	182
1964 Port Credit - AAA	31	30	30	18	5	0	2.91	204.1	187	72	66	14	40	157	2	0	1.11	.283	29.9	113
1965 Port Credit - AAA	32	16	16	8	6	0	1.59	113.1	86	27	20	7	15	95	2	1	0.89	.248	35.2	215
1966 Port Credit - AAA	33	33	30	6	17	0	3.02	208.2	203	76	70	17	39	140	2	0	1.16	.289	31.3	111
1967 Galveston - AA	34	2	2	1	0	0	3.46	13.0	12	5	5	3	2	13	0	0	1.08	.250	0.9	94
1967 Port Credit - AAA	34	23	20	7	4	0	3.12	141.1	133	56	49	14	34	97	1	0	1.18	.282	15.3	101
Total GHL		227	220	81	74	0	3.09	1472.2	1413	584	505	137	369	1039	14	1	1.21	.287	242.1	122.9
Total STL		34	33	16	10	0	3.18	217.2	205	82	77	19	75	137	2	1	1.29	.277	36.0	125.6
Total SCL		53	7	10	9	6	4.04	111.1	106	58	50	13	51	72	1	0	1.41	.274	12.9	121.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1959 Los Angeles - ML	P	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	17.0	1.06	0.0	.000
1960 Los Angeles - ML	P	9	9	1	9	1	10	0	1.000	49.1	1.82	+0.5	1.094
1961 Los Angeles - ML	P	19	19	16	11	2	27	0	1.000	122.2	1.98	-0.6	.932
1962 Los Angeles - ML	P	8	3	0	4	0	4	0	1.000	21.0	1.71	+0.0	1.006
1963 Los Angeles - ML	P	22	20	5	18	1	23	0	1.000	115.0	1.80	+0.7	1.063
1964 Los Angeles - ML	P	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	3.2	2.45	+0.0	1.026
1965 Los Angeles - ML	P	20	18	5	15	0	20	0	1.000	118.2	1.52	+0.9	1.099
1966 Los Angeles - ML	P	6	2	2	1	0	3	0	1.000	15.2	1.72	+0.0	1.026

Player History
06/15/1953	Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 157th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Quakes, out of college (Villanova).
09/02/1953	Won the 1953 Southern California League Southland Series with the El Monte Gauchos!
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (12).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (14).
07/07/1955	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (13).
07/08/1956	Was selected to the 1956 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (12).
07/07/1957	Was selected to the 1957 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 9 (12).
04/16/1958	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Edna Railmen with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/13/1958	Was selected to the 1958 South Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 9 (11).
07/12/1959	Was selected to the 1959 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 12 (13).
07/10/1960	Was selected to the 1960 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (14).
07/06/1961	Injured (sore shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (13).
06/08/1962	Was selected to the 1962 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/06/1962	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (13).
05/04/1963	Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 13 (14).
06/12/1964	Was selected to the 1964 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
09/15/1964	Wins the 1964 GHL MKL Lord Acheson Award.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 14 (14).
04/24/1965	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brantford Bells with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/11/1965	Was selected to the 1965 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 14 (14).
06/10/1966	Was selected to the 1966 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 14 (14).
09/05/1967	Retired from professional baseball.