#55 Ben Taylor, First Base, 26 yrs, Detroit Tigers Saturday, 10/28/1914 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
7/1/1888 26 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 190
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1914 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | @CHA | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/25 | @CHA | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | WAS | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | WAS | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/28 | @SLA | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | CLE | W 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/2 | NYA | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/3 | @BOS | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | NYA | L 7-10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 604 | 135 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 53 | 25 | 159 | .224 | .253 | .295 | .547 | .423 | .071 |
Projected | 152 | 604 | 135 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 53 | 25 | 159 | .224 | .253 | .295 | .547 | .423 | .071 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 178 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 44.5 | 2.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 297 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .209 | .230 | .256 | .486 |
vs. RHP | 307 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 82 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .238 | .271 | .332 | .603 |
Close/Late | 83 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .253 | .313 | .566 |
Scoring Position | 155 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .226 | .228 | .284 | .512 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 315 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 79 | .235 | .255 | .295 | .550 |
Road | 74 | 289 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 80 | .211 | .243 | .294 | .537 |
March/April | 26 | 95 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | .211 | .243 | .263 | .506 |
May | 24 | 101 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 22 | .257 | .265 | .327 | .591 |
June | 25 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | .176 | .216 | .275 | .491 |
July | 23 | 94 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .266 | .303 | .298 | .601 |
August | 26 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | .186 | .206 | .227 | .432 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 115 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 26 | .243 | .264 | .365 | .630 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1912 | 39 | 70 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .282 | .357 | .639 | DET |
1913 | 153 | 623 | 170 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 73 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .303 | .371 | .674 | DET |
1914 | 152 | 604 | 135 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 2 | 2 | .224 | .253 | .295 | .547 | DET |
Total | 344 | 1297 | 324 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 136 | 129 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 339 | 4 | 7 | .250 | .279 | .335 | .613 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1910, AAA | 124 | 275 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 85 | 5 | 5 | .233 | .266 | .305 | .571 |
1911, AAA | 111 | 153 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 4 | .301 | .369 | .399 | .768 |
1912, AAA | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 150 | 149 | 1543 | 116 | 123 | 1678 | 19 | .989 | 1331.1 | 11.34 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Detroit in 1910... Had first career hit on 4/23/1912, off Lou Fiene (PHA)... Hit first career homerun on 6/9/1913, off Buck O'brien (SLA)... Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1913...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1913 - 170 - 10th
| Triples 1913 - 11 - 8th
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