Ken Tatum Stats & Facts
Ken Tatum Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 205 Born: Tuesday, April 25, 1944 in Alexandria, LA USA Died: in , Debut: 5/28/1969 Last Game: 7/1/1974 Full Name: Kenneth Ray Tatum
St. Louis Cardinals trade future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals trade future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies
Red Sox deal Tony Conigliaro to the Angels
“It was as if [Boston] Mayor Menino were to trade the USS Constitution to Baltimore for the USS Constellation.” – HERB CREHAN, referring to the Red Sox dealing Tony Conigliaro to the Angels in his book Red Sox Heroes of Yesteryear.During the O’s/Reds World Series, the Red Sox trade fan-favorite Tony Conigliaro along with Ray Jarvis and Jerry Moses to the Angels for Doug Griffin, Jarvis Tatum, and Ken Tatum. The deal stuns the baseball community and crushes the former Boston outfielder, who fans admire for his courageous comeback after being hit in the left cheekbone by a Jack Hamilton pitch that caused a severe eye injury.
Paul Blair is hit in face by Ken Tatum
On May 31, 1970, Baltimore Orioles star Paul Blair is hit by a pitch thrown by California Angels relief pitcher Ken Tatum. Blair suffers a broken nose and other facial fractures. Although Blair will recover and continue to play for 10 more seasons, he will never hit above .280 over the balance of his career.
