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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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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 pitcher, got beat and Elvin hurt his leg. | * In his first professional game with Henderson in the 1947 Lone Star League, his twin brother, a 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. | + | * 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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=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * Was a sporting goods salesman during the off-season. | + | * Was a sporting goods salesman during the off-season as of 1952. |
* Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946. | * Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946. | ||
| + | * Tappe and his brother ran a sporting goods business in Quincy after their baseball careers ended.{{footnote-web | url=http://www.quincybluedevilsportshalloffame.com/year/etappe.php | title=El Tappe, Quincy Blue Devils Hall of Fame | year=2009 | month=6 | day=11|label=bluedevils}} | ||
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| + | === Achievements === | ||
| + | * Tappe was selected to the Quincy HS and the Quincy College Hall of Fame.{{footnote-reuse|label=bluedevils}} | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 25 May 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Quincy, Illinois in 1952.
- 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 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.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Quincy, Illinois.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Graduated from Quincy College with a B. A. degree in 1950.
- Played American Legion ball in Quincy in 1943 and 1944.
Outside of baseball
- Was a sporting goods salesman during the off-season as of 1952.
- Served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 and 1946.
- Tappe and his brother ran a sporting goods business in Quincy after their baseball careers ended.[1]
Achievements
- Tappe was selected to the Quincy HS and the Quincy College Hall of Fame.[1]
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
