Cuban-born Jose Tartabull was one of the fastest men in the American League. He got
down the line
from home to first in 3.4 seconds. A singles hitter, he batted a high
of .312 with the 1965 A's, but never played regularly. He played in all seven games
of the 1967 World Series, leading off and playing right field for the Red Sox in
three of them. His son Danny hit as many home runs in his first ten games with the
Mariners as Jose hit in his career (two).
(KC)
»August 27, 1967: In a critical game with the White Sox, Boston RF Jose Tartabull makes a great throw home in the 9th to Elston Howard to nail Ken Berry trying to score from 3B. Boston wins, 4–3 behind two homers by Yaz.
»August 30, 1995:
Angels' power prospect Todd Greene hits his 40th home run as Vancouver (PCL) beats Salt Lake City 14–5. Greene is the first minor leaguer to reach 40 dingers since Jose Tartabull for Calgary in 1985.