José Tartabull
Full name: José Milgro Tartabull Guzmán
Also known as: Jose · José Tartabull
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Born
- 1938-11-27 · Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos
- Debut
- 1962-04-10
José Tartabull is a Cuban outfielder, born on 27 November 1938 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos. His full name is recorded as José Milgro Tartabull Guzmán. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League, between 1962 and 1970. Most of that was with Kansas City Athletics, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics.
Across his recorded career he batted .261, with 484 hits, 2 home runs and 106 runs batted in. His 81 stolen bases are the 15th highest total among the 156 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .312, in 1965 (218 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1962–1970)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.261 / .302 / .320
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 107 | 341 | 310 | 49 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 102 | .277 | .321 | .329 | .650 |
| 1963 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 79 | 262 | 242 | 27 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | .240 | .290 | .326 | .616 |
| 1964 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 104 | 108 | 100 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .200 | .238 | .220 | .458 |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 68 | 242 | 218 | 28 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 90 | .312 | .361 | .413 | .774 |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 37 | 141 | 127 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | .236 | .297 | .299 | .596 |
| 1966 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 68 | 206 | 195 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 69 | .277 | .297 | .354 | .651 |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 115 | 275 | 247 | 36 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 60 | .223 | .284 | .243 | .527 |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 72 | 148 | 139 | 24 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | .281 | .306 | .324 | .630 |
| 1969 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 75 | 282 | 266 | 29 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 84 | .267 | .290 | .316 | .606 |
| 1970 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 24 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .385 | .616 |
| Career total | — | American League | 749 | 2019 | 1857 | 248 | 484 | 56 | 24 | 2 | 106 | 81 | 31 | 114 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 594 | .261 | .302 | .320 | .622 |
Frequently asked questions
When was José Tartabull born?
José Tartabull was born on 1938-11-27 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos.
Which teams did José Tartabull play for?
José Tartabull appears for Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics across 9 recorded seasons.
What are José Tartabull's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons José Tartabull batted .261 with 484 hits, 2 home runs and 106 runs batted in.
What position did José Tartabull play?
José Tartabull is recorded as outfielder.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
