La Schelle Tarver

Infobox MLB retired
name=La Schelle Tarver
position=Outfielder


bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1959|1|30
city-state|Modesto|California
debutdate=July 12
debutyear=by|1986
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=October 5
finalyear=by|1986
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.120
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (1986)

La Schelle Tarver (born January 30, 1959 in Modesto, California) is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the by|1986 season. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. In one season career, Tarver was a .120 hitter (3-for-25) with three runs and one RBI in 13 games. He did not have an extrabase or stolen bases. Tarver also played in the Mets and Red Sox minor league systems (1981-87), hitting .312 with four home runs, 205 RBI, 249 stolen bases, and a .384 on-base percentage in 709 games.

Transaction

*Before the 1986 season, Tarver was traded by the Mets along with outfielder John Christensen and pitchers Wes Gardner and Calvin Schiraldi to Boston in exchange for pitchers Tom McCarthy and Calvin Schiraldi and two minor leaguers.

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/T/laschelle-tarver.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tarvela01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/T/Ptarvl001.htm Retrosheet]