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Fred Lynn League
4-15-2074
Honus Tavener Starting Pitcher
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.53 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 152-159 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
SV 7 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 12-27-1933
K 1806 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(156 games)
IP 2886.0
WHIP 1.37
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B 
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1956 NYA
3
 2
10
10
2
1
0
 0
57.0
 73 38 32 0 19
43
1.61
5.05
1957 NYA-MIL
7
 14
25
25
9
0
0
 0
196.0
 226 143 140 1 68
131
1.50
6.43
1958 MIL
11
 11
29
29
14
1
0
 0
235.2
 247 116 106 1 62
154
1.31
4.05
1959 MIL
15
 15
35
35
10
3
0
 0
276.1
 281 153 142 3 99
160
1.38
4.62
1960 MIL-WAS
10
 5
20
19
4
0
0
 0
144.2
 160 81 75 0 48
87
1.44
4.67
1961 WAS
16
 11
36
36
9
1
0
 0
257.0
 231 110 106 2 81
164
1.21
3.71
1962 WAS
12
 20
36
36
7
2
0
 0
254.0
 249 128 122 2 91
144
1.34
4.32
1963 WAS
4
 16
36
36
3
1
0
 0
221.0
 233 114 106 4 79
141
1.41
4.32
1964 WAS-PIT
10
 13
41
25
6
2
1
 0
199.1
 206 104 98 2 62
130
1.34
4.42
1965 PIT
15
 10
34
30
7
1
0
 0
214.1
 195 94 92 1 63
127
1.20
3.86
1966 PIT
19
 7
32
32
8
2
0
 0
218.1
 216 93 93 4 61
127
1.27
3.83
1967 PIT-DET
9
 11
46
25
5
1
2
 2
173.0
 207 111 103 1 62
115
1.55
5.36
1968 DET
3
 5
56
0
0
0
4
 0
70.2
 69 46 45 2 23
47
1.30
5.73
1969 DET-BOS
7
 8
33
27
1
0
0
 1
193.2
 195 92 85 2 59
130
1.31
3.95
1970 BOS
11
 11
30
30
0
0
0
 0
175.1
 199 118 108 0 86
106
1.63
5.54
2074
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
152
 159
499
395
85
15
7
 3
2886.0
 2987 1541 1453 25 963
1806
1.37
4.53
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Honus Tavener has retired from the Boston Tunes
1969-05-06The Boston Tunes have acquired Honus Tavener from the waiver wire.
1969-05-06The Boston Tunes have demoted Quilvio Wallace to the minor leagues.
1969-05-02The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ron Rutherford to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Honus Tavener for assignment.
1967-08-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lakotas and the Detroit Spiders. The Detroit Spiders receive Honus Tavener from the Pittsburgh Lakotas in exchange for Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (DET).
1964-08-17A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Pittsburgh Lakotas. The Pittsburgh Lakotas receive Honus Tavener, Doc Holliday, Ricky Kline, TJ Roberson, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Senators in exchange for Art Hayden, Doc Rodriguez, Drew Dalesandro, Allie Rasmussen, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (PIT).
1960-08-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beekeepers and the Washington Demonlords. The Washington Demonlords receive Honus Tavener, Neal Maestri, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 3 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1961 Round 3 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beekeepers in exchange for Tom Moronko, Bill Voyles.
1957-05-13A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beekeepers and the New York Castlemen. The New York Castlemen receive Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beekeepers in exchange for Honus Tavener, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYA).
1956-10-03The New York Castlemen have sent Honus Tavener to the minors.
1956-09-29The New York Castlemen have promoted Honus Tavener to the major league team.
1956-08-07The New York Castlemen have sent Honus Tavener to the minors.
1956-06-17The New York Castlemen have promoted Honus Tavener to the major league team.