Born:(1897-12-27)December 27, 1897 Celina, Ohio, U.S.
Died: September 14, 1969(1969-09-14) (aged 71) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 1921, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1929, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average
.255
Home runs
13
Runs batted in
243
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1921, 1925–1928)
Cleveland Indians (1929)
John Adam "Jackie" Tavener (December 27, 1897 – September 14, 1969), nicknamed "Rabbit",[1] was an American professional baseball player from 1921 to 1934. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers (1921, 1925–1928) and Cleveland Indians (1929).
Tavener was known as one of the smallest men ever to play in the major leagues and was rejected for that reason by Detroit manager Ty Cobb after a two-game tryout in 1921. When he rejoined the Tigers in 1925, Tavener became one of the American League's best defensive shortstops, ranking among the league leaders every year from 1925 to 1928 in putouts, assists, double plays and fielding percentage. Despite a career batting average of .255, Tavener could hit with power and was among the league leaders in triples in 1925, 1926 and 1928. He is also one of only four players in major league history (Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Max Carey are the others) to steal second, third and home in the same inning on more than one occasion.
Tavener also played six seasons with the Fort Worth Panthers in the Texas League and became one of the most popular Panther players. He played on Fort Worth teams that won three pennants and two Dixie Series championships from 1922 to 1924. Tavener later settled in Fort Worth, where he was the proprietor of a bowling alley known as "Tavener's Playdium."
John Adam "Jackie" Tavener (December 27, 1897 – September 14, 1969), nicknamed "Rabbit", was an American professional baseball player from 1921 to 1934...
located at Fort Worth's Greenwood Memorial Park along with Tom Baker and JackieTavener. During a start on June 12, 1928, Donohue pitched 6+1⁄3 innings and...
dropped to 21½ games out of first place. September 24: Tigers' shortstop JackieTavener made his major league debut. The Tigers lost, 5–1, to Walter Johnson...
December 23 – Nemo Gaines December 25 – Allen Elliott December 27 – JackieTavener February 5 – Old Hoss Radbourn, 42, Hall of Fame pitcher who won over...
and games started, he was traded in 1928 to the Detroit Tigers for JackieTavener and Ken Holloway. He went on to play with the New York Giants, New York...
Rigney lost his role as the Tigers' starting shortstop in 1925, as JackieTavener took over and started 130 games at the position. Rigney started only...
as "the best man Detroit has had at the position [shortstop] since JackieTavener was at his best." Akers returned to the Tigers in 1931, but appeared...
Les Burke Charlie Gehringer Billy Mullen Johnny Neun Frank O'Rourke JackieTavener Jack Warner Outfielders Ty Cobb Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann Heinie...
– Ed Schorr, 77, pitcher for the 1915 Chicago Cubs. September 14 – JackieTavener, 71, shortstop who played all or parts of six seasons between 1921 and...
victories led the American League in 1924. In December 1928, Holloway and JackieTavener were traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for pitcher George...
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Gehringer Fred Haney Bob Jones Johnny Neun Frank O'Rourke Topper Rigney JackieTavener Jack Warner Outfielders Ty Cobb Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann Heinie...
Blue Bernie DeViveiros Charlie Gehringer Marty McManus Johnny Neun JackieTavener Jack Warner Outfielders Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann Heinie Manush...
Chick Galloway Charlie Gehringer Marty McManus Johnny Neun Bill Sweeney JackieTavener Jack Warner Outfielders Paul Easterling Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann...
Starr. John Tavener – A classical composer. His brother, a builder, worked on Starr's house, and the drummer took an interest in Tavener. James Taylor...
including Zora Clevinger, Bill Ingram, Pete Pihos, George Taliaferro, John Tavener, and Anthony Thompson, who was also National Player of the Year in 1989...
settings are by Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and John Tavener set several of Blake's poems, including The Lamb (as the 1982 work "The...
Nick Mason, percussionist and composer (Pink Floyd) 28 January – John Tavener, composer (died 2013) 2 February – Andrew Davis, conductor 15 February...
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