Tatum was selected by the Angels with the 16th pick in the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft after graduating from Fresno\'s Edison High School. His first two partial seasons in MLB came in post-September-1 trials with the Angels, when rosters expanded to 40 players. But in 1970, Tatum spent all but 13 games on the Angels\' American League roster. Getting into 75 games, with 44 starts in the outfield, he batted .238. However, he failed to hit for power (with only seven extra base hits, all doubles) and stole only one base. On October 11, 1970, the Angels packaged him with second baseman Doug Griffin and pitcher Ken Tatum (no relation) to the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Tony Conigliaro and two other players. Jarvis Tatum never reported to the Red Sox; he played in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1971, got his release from Boston, and returned to North America for brief appearances at the Triple-A level in 1972 and 1973.\n', '

As a big leaguer, he batted .232 with 59 hits, 51 of them singles, and eight runs batted in. He died at age 56 in Los Angeles.\n', '

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