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| + | * The Tappe brothers ran a sporting goods business in Quincy after their baseball careers ended. | ||
| + | * Tappe was selected to the Quincy HS and the Quincy College Hall of Fame. | ||
| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | * {{cite-web | url=http://www.quincybluedevilsportshalloffame.com/year/etappe.php | year=2009 | month=6 | day=11}} | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
=== Personal === | === Personal === | ||
* Resided in Quincy, Illinois in 1952. | * Resided in Quincy, Illinois in 1952. | ||
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* Self-identified as being of American-German ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of American-German ancestry. | ||
| - | * | + | * In his first professional game with Henderson in the 1947 Lone Star League, his twin brother, a |
| - | * Throwing out four Fort Worth players in 1950 that helped him win a regular post on the Beaumont club was his greatest thrill. | + | pitcher, got beat and Elvin hurt his leg. |
| - | + | * Throwing out four Fort Worth players in 1950 that helped him win a regular post on the Beaumont | |
| + | club was his greatest thrill. | ||
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=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
* Attended high school in Quincy, Illinois. | * Attended high school in Quincy, Illinois. | ||
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* Played American Legion ball in Quincy in 1943 and 1944. | * Played American Legion ball in Quincy in 1943 and 1944. | ||
| - | + | == Outside of baseball == | |
| - | * | + | * Is a sporting goods salesman during the off-season. |
| - | * Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946. | + | * Served in the U. S. Navy in 1945 and 1946. |
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| - | = | + | = Source == |
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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