to the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Steve Hamilton and Don Rudolph. Tasby scratched out 127 games over two partial seasons with Cleveland to finish his big-league career. All told, Tasby collected 467 hits in the majors, with 61 doubles, ten triples and 46 home runs accompanying his .250 career batting mark. He was credited with 174 runs batted in. Willie Tasby died on April 3 2022 at the age of 89. He is buried in Plant City, Florida. References External links Nowlin, Bill, Willie Tasby. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project 1933 births 2022 deaths Major League Baseball center fielders Baltimore Orioles players Boston Red Sox players Cleveland Indians players Washington Senators (1961–1971) players Baseball players from Oakland, California Baseball players from Shreveport, Louisiana African-American baseball players Fargo-Moorhead Twins players Jacksonville Suns players Knoxville Smokies players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Lubbock Hubbers players Phoenix Senators players Pocatello Bannocks players Portland Beavers players San Antonio Missions players Texas City Texans players Vancouver Mounties players York White Roses players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Habana players American expatriate baseball players in Cuba Broncos de Reynosa players Sultanes de Monterrey players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico 21st-century African-American people