Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions

The Chuck Tanner trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Chuck Tanner has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is 'have patience.' The second is 'be patient.' And the third and most important secret is 'patience.' " - Chuck Tanner in Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates: Remembering "The Fam-A-Lee" (John McCollister, Sports Publishing LLC, 02/01/2005, Page 104)

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Chuck Tanner

Chuck Tanner Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#696)

Chuck Tanner Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#696)
 

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Birth Name:   Charles William Tanner
Nickname:   Chuck
Born On:   07-04-1928  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New Castle, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-11-2011
Place of Death Data Died In:   New Castle, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Castleview Memorial Gardens, New Castle, Pennsylvania
High School:   Shenango High School (Shenango, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-12-1955 (Age 26)
Last Game:   04-29-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable
Chuck Tanner

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1946: Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves.
06-08-1957: Claimed on waivers by Chicago Cubs from Milwaukee Braves.
03-09-1959: Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox for Bob Smith.
09-09-1959: Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians.
09-08-1961: Sold by Cleveland Indians to Los Angeles Angels.
00-00-1963: Released by Los Angeles Angels.
11-05-1976: Traded by Oakland Athletics to Pittsburgh Pirates for Manny Sanguillen.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Chuck Tanner trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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