#26 Ben Taylor, Shortstop, 32 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1920 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
7/1/1888 32 Negro,Lg,Player 6"0 190
Shortstop 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 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 $ 3,021,429 1920 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 8 Days (696 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 8 Days (696 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 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 9 7 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 7 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/26 | @PHA | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @PHA | L 7-17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | NYY | W 9-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | NYY | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | CLE | W 10-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | @DET | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | DET | L 7-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 594 | 177 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 106 | 45 | 57 | .298 | .348 | .423 | .770 | .767 | .125 |
Projected | 142 | 594 | 177 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 106 | 45 | 57 | .298 | .348 | .423 | .770 | .767 | .125 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 648 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 69.8 | 98.1 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 149 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .314 | .416 | .730 |
vs. RHP | 445 | 135 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 83 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .358 | .425 | .783 |
Close/Late | 79 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .287 | .380 | .667 |
Scoring Position | 120 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .343 | .408 | .752 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 66 | 271 | 81 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 52 | 22 | 28 | .299 | .354 | .417 | .771 |
Road | 76 | 323 | 96 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 54 | 23 | 29 | .297 | .342 | .427 | .769 |
March/April | 24 | 103 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | .252 | .316 | .330 | .646 |
May | 20 | 80 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | .313 | .378 | .412 | .790 |
June | 26 | 108 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 9 | .269 | .304 | .333 | .638 |
July | 24 | 100 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 9 | .320 | .387 | .520 | .907 |
August | 26 | 115 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 15 | .313 | .336 | .478 | .814 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 88 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 4 | .330 | .375 | .466 | .841 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1913 | 140 | 507 | 160 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .374 | .434 | .808 | WB |
1914 | 140 | 507 | 160 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .374 | .434 | .808 | IND |
1915 | 140 | 507 | 160 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .374 | .434 | .808 | IND |
1916 | 140 | 507 | 160 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .374 | .434 | .808 | ABC |
1917 | 140 | 507 | 160 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .374 | .434 | .808 | IND |
1918 | 152 | 564 | 187 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 93 | 102 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 42 | 11 | .332 | .397 | .457 | .854 | SLA,AL |
1919 | 155 | 567 | 152 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 82 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 47 | 10 | .268 | .344 | .347 | .692 | SLA |
1920 | 142 | 594 | 177 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 106 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 44 | 19 | .298 | .348 | .423 | .770 | SLA |
Total | 1149 | 4260 | 1316 | 210 | 68 | 48 | 499 | 655 | 379 | 33 | 8 | 382 | 213 | 70 | .309 | .369 | .424 | .793 | |
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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 |
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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% |
Shortstop | 142 | 138 | 213 | 494 | 106 | 752 | 45 | .940 | 1217.0 | 5.56 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1918... Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1918, hitting .520 with 0 HR, 5 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (A) on 8/5/1918... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1918, hitting .409 with 2 HR, 14 RBI... Injured on 9/4/1919 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/28/1920 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/10/1920 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1918 - .332 - 4th
| OBP 1918 - .397 - 3rd
| SLG 1918 - .457 - 4th
| OPS 1918 - .854 - 4th
| Hits 1918 - 187 - 4th
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Doubles 1918 - 29 - 7th
| Triples 1918 - 12 - 4th
| Homeruns 1918 - 6 - 7th
| RBI 1918 - 93 - 5th
| Runs 1918 - 102 - 2nd
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SB 1918 - 42 - 5th 1919 - 47 - 2nd
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