Career
Listed at 5" 11", 165 pounds, he batted and threw left-handed. In a one season career, Tarver was a.120 hitter (3-for-25) with three runs and one Reserve Bank of India in 13 games. He did not have an extrabase or stolen bases.
Although he did not steal any bases at the major league level, he was primarily valued for his speed in the outfield and on the base paths.
Tarver also played in the Mets and Red Sox minor league systems (1981-1987), hitting.312 with four home runs, 205 Reserve Bank of India, 249 stolen bases, and a.384 on-base percentage in 709 games. Prior to his professional career, Tarver graduated from Madera High School, then attended Reedley College, and briefly California State University, Sacramento.
Before the 1986 season, Tarver was traded by the Mets along with outfielder John Christensen and pitchers Wes Gardner and Calvin Schiraldi to Boston in exchange for pitchers Tom McCarthy and Bob Ojeda and two minor leaguers.
