Bobby Tolan

Bobby Tolan
Bobby Tolan in 1972
Outfielder
Born: (1945-11-19) November 19, 1945 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 3, 1965, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1979, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average.265
Home runs86
Runs batted in497
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Robert Tolan (born November 19, 1945) is an American former professional baseball center fielder / right fielder, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (19651968), Cincinnati Reds (19691973), San Diego Padres (19741975, 1979), Philadelphia Phillies (19761977), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1977); he also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), for the Nankai Hawks (1978). Tolan batted and threw left-handed.

Career

Tolan served during the Vietnam War in the 478th Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army based at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.[1] His unit included several of his teammates including Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Darrel Chaney.[1]

Tolan was a reserve outfielder during his years with the Cardinals, with whom he won a World Series title in 1967. He also played on the 1968 National League champions; however, the Cardinals lost to the Detroit Tigers in the World Series in seven games, after leading three games to one. Seeking to boost their offense, the Cardinals traded Tolan and reliever Wayne Granger to Cincinnati for veteran outfielder Vada Pinson.

Finally given the opportunity to play every day, Tolan blossomed. As Cincinnati's regular center fielder, often batting second behind Pete Rose and in front of Alex Johnson in the Reds' lineup, Tolan in 1969 hit .305 and established career highs in home runs and runs batted in (21 and 93 respectively). In this, the first year both leagues were split into two divisions, the Reds finished third in the National League West, four games behind the division-winning Atlanta Braves. The "Big Red Machine", which also featured future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Tony Pérez (and would later feature a third, Joe Morgan), was just beginning to take shape.

In 1970, Tolan batted a career high .316 with 16 home runs and 80 RBIs, and led the National League in stolen bases with 57 (the only time former Cardinal teammate Lou Brock did not lead the National League in steals between 1966 and 1974) for a Reds team that won the National League West title for their first postseason berth since the 1961 World Series. The Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS in three games; in the second game, Tolan scored all three runs in a 3-1 victory, including hitting a fifth-inning home run off starter Luke Walker. However, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Reds in the World Series in five games. Tolan went 4-for-19 in the Series, including a home run off Mike Cuellar in Game Two.

Tolan missed the 1971 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon playing basketball, which violated a specific clause in his contract barring him from that activity. He came back in 1972, winning both the Comeback Player of the Year award and the Hutch Award after batting .283 with 82 RBI and 42 stolen bases. Tolan became only the second player to win both the Hutch Award and his league's Comeback Player of the Year Award (Tony Conigliaro was the first) and the first to do so during the same season. His Reds again defeated the Pirates in the NLCS (this time with the winning run scoring on a wild pitch by Bob Moose, after the Reds entered the ninth inning trailing by a run) to win the pennant; however, they were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in the World Series in seven games. Two Tolan miscues contributed to the Game 7 loss. In the first inning, Tolan's 3-base error on a misplayed ball hit by Ángel Mangual led to Oakland's first run. In the sixth, Tolan looked like he had a bead on a double to the base of the center field wall by Sal Bando but the ball fell for a hit. Tolan said his hamstring tightened which inhibited his ability to make that play. After the 3-2 loss to Oakland, Tolan apologized to his teammates in the locker room.

The poor 1972 finish spilled over into the next year for Tolan, as 1973 was a disastrous year for him. Tolan's batting average plummeted to .206, he became a malcontent and had several squabbles with Reds management, who were still unhappy with his 1971 basketball injury. Tolan also went AWOL for two days in August and broke team rules by growing a beard. On September 27, the team suspended Tolan for the remainder of the season. The Reds won yet another division title but the suspension forced Tolan to miss the NLCS, which the Reds lost to the New York Mets. At the end of the season the Reds traded Tolan to the Padres for pitcher Clay Kirby. After the trade the Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance on Tolan's behalf. During the 1974 season, in which he batted .266 in 95 games, he learned that he had won his grievance. Tolan demanded that the Reds publicly apologize to him because his name had been slandered but never got the apology.

Tolan was released by the Padres after batting .255 in 1975. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent, and in 1976 batted .261 as a part-time outfielder. The Phillies won the National League East title to earn their first post-season appearance since the "Whiz Kids" were swept by the New York Yankees in the 1950 World Series. However, Tolan's former team, the Reds, defeated the Phillies in the NLCS.

Tolan played professionally in Japan in 1978. He was also a coach for the Padres from 19801983. During the strike of 1981, Tolan was dispatched to Walla Walla, Washington, where he was Tony Gwynn's first hitting coach. [1] Tolan also was player-manager of the St. Petersburg Pelicans, a team in the Senior Professional Baseball Association, in the two years of the league's operation, 19891990.

In his major league career, Tolan batted .265 with 86 home runs and 497 runs batted in, in 1,282 games played.

Personal life

Tolan is married to Marian Trahan and they have a son Robert (Robbie) Tolan who played professional baseball in the Washington Nationals organization. On December 31, 2008, Robbie was shot by a Bellaire, Texas policeman allegedly investigating reports of a stolen car after a confrontation in the Tolan driveway. The younger Tolan was unarmed and driving his own vehicle. The bullet lodged in Tolan's liver; the injury may have ended his professional baseball career. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.[2][3]

Tolan's cousin, Eddie Tolan, was a sprinter who won two Gold Medals in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sports Heroes Who Served: Star Baseball Catcher Johnny Bench Was a Soldier United States Department of Defense. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ The Son of Famed Baseball Player Shot by Cop in Own Driveway CNN.com, January 8, 2009
  3. ^ "Black in Bellaire" Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Episode 142, Story 1, HBO, February 17, 2009

Read other articles:

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: München Hauptbahnhof – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Main railway station in Munich, Germany München Hauptbahnhof HbfThe entrance building (demolished in 2019)General informati...

 

Left-wing political alliance in Italy People's Union Unione PopolareLeaderLuigi de MagistrisFounded9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)IdeologyLeft-wing populismSocialismFactions:Democratic socialismCommunismPolitical positionLeft-wing to far-leftChamber of Deputies0 / 400Senate0 / 200European Parliament0 / 73Regional Councils4 / 896Websiteunionepopolare.blogPolitics of ItalyPolitical partiesElections The People's Union (Italian: Unione Popolare, UP) is a left-wing political alliance ...

 

Scandalo a FiladelfiaIl poster del filmTitolo originaleThe Philadelphia Story Lingua originaleinglese Paese di produzioneStati Uniti d'America Anno1940 Durata112 min Dati tecniciB/Nrapporto: 1,37:1 Generecommedia, sentimentale RegiaGeorge Cukor Soggettodalla commedia teatrale di Philip Barry SceneggiaturaDonald Ogden Stewart ProduttoreJoseph L. Mankiewicz Casa di produzioneMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distribuzione in italianoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1947) FotografiaJoseph Ruttenberg MontaggioFrank Su...

Монети Третього Рейху — це монети, що випускалися в нацистській Німеччині з 1933 по 1945 рік та номінувалися в рейхсмарках. До них також відносяться випущені за колишніми стандартами монети під час окупації Німеччини союзниками з 1945 по 1948 рік. Умовно можна виділити 3 серії...

 

مجموعة قوانغتشو لصناعة السياراتالشعارمعلومات عامةالجنسية الصين التأسيس 2000 النوع صانع سيارات الشكل القانوني شركة مساهمة المقر الرئيسي غوانزو موقع الويب gagc.com.cn المنظومة الاقتصاديةالصناعة سيارةالإيرادات والعائداتالعائدات 364.054 بليون رنمينبي[1] (2018) تعديل - تعديل مصدري -

 

2005 studio album by David BannerCertifiedStudio album by David BannerReleasedSeptember 20, 2005Recorded2004-2005GenreHip hophardcore hip hopdirty rapSouthern hip hopgangsta rapLength68:36LabelSRC, UniversalProducerBilly Hume, Craig Love, Cyber Sapp, Down Beat, David Banner, Get Cool, Jazze Pha, Jake Arnold, Kevin Rudolf, Lil Jon, Mr. Collipark, Maestro, Mike HartnettDavid Banner chronology MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water(2003) Certified(2005) The Greatest Story Ever Told(2008) Singles ...

Agustín Fernández Paz Información personalNacimiento 29 de mayo de 1947 Villalba (España) Fallecimiento 12 de julio de 2016 (69 años)Vigo (España) Nacionalidad EspañolaEducaciónEducado en Universidad Laboral de Gijón Información profesionalOcupación Profesor, pedagogo y escritor Área Literatura infantil y juvenil Obras notables Cartas de inverno Sitio web agustinfernandezpaz.gal Distinciones Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil (2008) Firma [editar datos en W...

 

Military rank Comparative military ranks Armies,air forces (non-Commonwealth),space forces Navies, coast guard Air forces(Commonwealth system)Flag commissioned officers Field marshal orgeneral of the army orgeneral of the air force Admiral ofthe fleet orgrand admiral Marshal of the air force General orcolonel general orarmy general Admiral orgeneral admiral Air chief marshal Lieutenant general orarmy corps general Vice admiral Air marshal Major general ordivisional general Rear admiral or Cou...

 

385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice steel tower Kyiv Television TowerКиївська телевежаKyiv TV Tower in 2014General informationStatusCompletedTypeSteel lattice television towerLocationKyiv, UkraineCoordinates50°28′16″N 30°27′12″E / 50.47111°N 30.45333°E / 50.47111; 30.45333Construction started1968Completed1973Opening1973Height385 m (1,263 ft)Technical detailsLifts/elevators2Design and constructionArchitect(s)Vitaly Szymanovsky [u...

Loretta Napoleoni Loretta Napoleoni (Rome, 1955) is een Italiaans journalist en expert in witwaspraktijken en financiering van terrorisme.[1] Publicaties Napoleoni publiceert in meerdere Italiaanse tijdschriften waaronder Il Fatto Quotidiano. Terror Incorporated (2005) Insurgent Iraq: Al-Zarqawi and the New Generation (2005) Maonomics: Why Chinese Communists Make Better Capitalists Than We Do (2011), Prijs boek van het jaar van de Italiaanse Associatie voor Economie. The Islamist Phoe...

 

Small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. California quail Adult male California quail in Point Reyes, CA Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genus: Callipepla Species: C. californica Binomial name Callipepla californica(Shaw, 1798) Range of C. californica. Dark purple: native Light purple: introduced The California ...

 

Dieser Artikel oder nachfolgende Abschnitt ist nicht hinreichend mit Belegen (beispielsweise Einzelnachweisen) ausgestattet. Angaben ohne ausreichenden Beleg könnten demnächst entfernt werden. Bitte hilf Wikipedia, indem du die Angaben recherchierst und gute Belege einfügst. Oed Gemeinde Altenmarkt an der Alz Koordinaten: 48° 0′ N, 12° 30′ O47.99496212.498983536Koordinaten: 47° 59′ 42″ N, 12° 29′ 56″ O Höhe: ca. 536 m&...

この記事は英語版の対応するページを翻訳することにより充実させることができます。(2019年10月)翻訳前に重要な指示を読むには右にある[表示]をクリックしてください。 英語版記事を日本語へ機械翻訳したバージョン(Google翻訳)。 万が一翻訳の手がかりとして機械翻訳を用いた場合、翻訳者は必ず翻訳元原文を参照して機械翻訳の誤りを訂正し、正確な翻訳にし...

 

Hôtel EdenL'hôtel Eden.LocalisationPays FinlandeCommune OuluAdresse Holstinsalmentie 29, 90510 OuluLocalisation Toppilansaari–Mustasaari (d)Coordonnées 65° 01′ 41″ N, 25° 24′ 50″ EArchitectureType Hôtel, spa, hôtel thermal (d)Construction 1989Ouverture 18 août 1989Architecte Paavo KarjalainenGestionGestionnaire Holiday Club (en) (années 2000-2011), Hôtels Sokos (2011 - 17 décembre 2021)Site web www.sokoshotels.fi/fi/oulu/sokos-hotel-edenmodif...

 

Sint-Martinuskerk Sacramentstoren (Hiëronymus Duquesnoy de Oudere) Plaats Aalst Gewijd aan Sint-Martinus Gebouwd in 1480 -► 1660 Restauratie(s) 1900 -► 1903; 1947 -► 1955 Monumentale status Beschermd, OOooo427 - ID 237 Architectuur Architect(en) Jan van der Wouwe, Herman de Waghemakere, Laureys Keldermans, Jules Goethals, N.A. Van Malleghem Bouwmateriaal Zandsteen Toren Vieringtoren Koor Brabantse gotiek Schip Brabantse gotiek Interieur Preekstoel Willem van Biscom (1806...

Lifeboat station in North Yorkshire, England Scarborough Lifeboat StationScarborough RNLI station showing slipwayLocation within North YorkshireGeneral informationTypeRNLI Lifeboat StationLocationScarborough, North YorkshireCountryEnglandCoordinates54°17′00″N 0°23′35″W / 54.2833°N 0.3930°W / 54.2833; -0.3930Opened2016Cost£3 millionOwnerRoyal National Lifeboat InstitutionWebsiteOfficial webpage Scarborough Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat ...

 

WWII allied military operation in Germany Operation LumberjackPart of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War IIAmerican forces cross the Ludendorff Bridge at RemagenDate1–25 March 1945LocationRemagen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50°34′45″N 7°14′39″E / 50.57917°N 7.24417°E / 50.57917; 7.24417Result Allied victoryBelligerents  United States United Kingdom Belgium[1]  Germ...

 

Historic house in New Jersey, United States United States historic placeVan Dien HouseU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic Places Van Dien House in 2015Show map of Bergen County, New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocation627 Grove Street, Ridgewood, New JerseyCoordinates40°57′59″N 74°6′3″W / 40.96639°N 74.10083°W / 40.96639; -74.10083Arealess than one acreArchitectVan DienMPSStone Houses of Berg...

Esta página cita fontes, mas que não cobrem todo o conteúdo. Ajude a inserir referências. Conteúdo não verificável pode ser removido.—Encontre fontes: ABW  • CAPES  • Google (N • L • A) (Dezembro de 2021) O primeiro-ministro é o chefe de governo de Guiana. Ele é indicado pelo presidente do país, o qual, por sua vez, é indicado pelo parlamento. Antes da independência, existiu o cargo de ministro-chefe (em 1953) e depoi...

 

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: House of Cards Madina Lake song – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 2007 single by Madina LakeHouse of CardsSingle by Madina Lakefrom the album From Them, Through Us, to You Released2007Recorded200...

 

Strategi Solo vs Squad di Free Fire: Cara Menang Mudah!