February 3

1997 Topps #32 - Kevin Tapani

On this day in 1996, Kevin Tapani signed a one year contract with the Chicago White Sox.

Kevin would go on to a respectable 13-10 record in thirty-four games for the Sox that season. Tapani was the definition of workhorse that year, logging in 225 1/3 innings. After the 1996 season, Kevin signed with the Chicago Cubs, where he played the rest of his MLB career.









White Sox February 3rd birthdays:

1915 - Buck Ross
1925 - Harry Byrd