40. Danny Tartabull

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General
Awards
Career Stats

Born: October 30, 1962 in San Juan, P.R.
Weight: 185 lbs.
Height: 6'1"
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut: September 07, 1984
Final Game: April 07, 1997

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
10022	1512	2732	524	1850	74	0.273

For a time, “The Bull”, Danny Tartabull was one of the more feared power hitters in the sport. The New York Yankees certainly thought so when they signed him from the Kansas City Royals where he was coming off his best season, but he never did duplicate that production in the Bronx (though he did get a Seinfeld episode out of it).

Still, this is a list about the greatest Kansas City Royals, and in Kansas City Tartabull had four 25 Home Run seasons with three 100 RBI seasons. In his lone All-Star season, Tartabull was especially efficient with a 31 Home Run season with a Slash Line of .316/.397/593, the latter stat being good enough to be a league leading. He would finish 12th in American League MVP voting that year.

With the Royals, Tartabull smacked 124 Home Runs with 674 Hits and a Batting Average of .290.

The Bullet Points

Position: Designated Hitter, Outfield
Acquired: Traded from the Seattle Mariners with Rick Luecken for Scott Bankhead, Mike Kingery and Steve Shields 12/10/86.
Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. 1/6/92.
Games Played: 657
Notable Statistics: 348 Runs Scored
674 Hits
141 Doubles
9 Triples
124 Home Runs
425 Runs Batted In
28 Stolen Bases
.290/.376/.518 Slash Line
12.8 bWAR

No Playoff Games
Major Accolades and Awards:
All-Star (1991)
Highest Slugging Percentage (1991)