Ken Tatum

Hawaii · #22 · P
$12,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'2", 205 lbs
BIRTHDATE4/25/1944 (26)
BAT/THRR/R
BIRTHPLACEAlexandria, Virginia
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

W-L

5-4

ERA

2.28

18th

K

32

WHIP

1.05

5th

News

sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 757,669 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 576,232
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 508,378
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 493,196

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 707,703
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 634,082
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 552,130

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 615,708
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 429,768
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 421,397

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 708,933
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 565,702
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 461,113

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 700,228
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 621,992
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 560,094

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 691,082
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 678,154
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 530,888

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 757,669
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 621,283
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 563,152

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 717,175
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 664,148
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 522,394

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 558,667
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 456,285
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 435,083
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 434,984
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 425,345

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 375,442
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 308,290
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 280,379
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 263,256
5. Ken Tatum, California Angels: 247,051



His career numbers show Smith is currently carrying a .282 lifetime batting average with 66 home runs and 273 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 28, 1970
sMLB

BNN Stats: Reliever Split Stats Leaders

Today we look at the top 5 relievers leading the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts per 9 innings at home.

Greg Garrett, HaIs, 11.7
Ken Tatum, CAL, 9.0
Jack Baldschun, TuTo, 8.7
Lowell Palmer, PHI, 8.2
Bill Wilson, EuEm, 7.8

BNN · Jun 8, 1970
sMLB

Tatum Earns PCL Top Pitcher Trophy

It's a rarity when someone out of the pen gets recognition as the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month, but that's exactly what happened today as Hawaii reliever, Ken Tatum, earned April's title.

He tossed 8.1 innings, posting a 2-0 mark, 0.00 ERA, sitting down 9 on strikes and also nailing down 4 saves in his 7 relief appearances.

BNN · May 1, 1970