7 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁July , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁catch er ▁Mike ▁S ade k ▁was ▁injured , ▁and ▁they ▁acquired ▁Tam argo ▁from ▁the ▁Card inals ▁as ▁a ▁replacement . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Gi ants , ▁splitting ▁time ▁with ▁starting ▁catch er ▁Marc ▁Hill . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Gi ants , ▁but ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁minor ▁league ▁Den ver ▁B ears , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁in ▁August , ▁but ▁appeared ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Tam argo ▁spent ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Ex pos , ▁the ▁only ▁full ▁season ▁he ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues . ▁Ser ving ▁as ▁backup ▁to ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Gary ▁Carter , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁games , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 7 5 . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁entire ▁season ▁back ▁with ▁the ▁B ears , ▁his ▁last ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁player . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁and ▁co aching ▁career ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁playing ▁career , ▁Tam argo ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁length y ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁manager , ▁starting ▁in ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁Miami ▁Mar l ins . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁organization , ▁for