#88 Ben Taylor, Leftfield, 34 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
9/30/1924 34 USA,IL,METROPOLIS 6"0 190
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1958 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 151 Days (323 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 117 Days (977 total Days) 7 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Talent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 1 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/12 | @NYY | L 10-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/13 | @NYY | L 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/14 | @NYY | W 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @WS1 | L 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/16 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/19 | CHA | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | CHA | L 2-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/21 | CHA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/22 | DET | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/23 | DET | W 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 107 | 243 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 61 | .198 | .269 | .292 | .561 | .478 | .095 |
Projected | 113 | 256 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 64 | .198 | .269 | .292 | .561 | .478 | .095 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 74 | 273 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 20.1 | 2.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .129 | .194 | .176 | .370 |
vs. RHP | 158 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .234 | .307 | .354 | .661 |
Close/Late | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .321 | .407 | .729 |
Scoring Position | 52 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .212 | .297 | .365 | .662 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 50 | 106 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 26 | .160 | .254 | .236 | .490 |
Road | 57 | 137 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 35 | .226 | .272 | .336 | .607 |
March/April | 15 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .108 | .214 | .189 | .403 |
May | 19 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .184 | .256 | .237 | .493 |
June | 20 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .250 | .271 | .364 | .634 |
July | 18 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 14 | .241 | .306 | .407 | .714 |
August | 17 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .182 | .263 | .242 | .506 |
Sept/Oct | 18 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .189 | .250 | .243 | .493 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | PHA |
1957 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .353 | .333 | .686 | KC |
1958 | 107 | 243 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | .198 | .269 | .292 | .561 | KC |
Total | 138 | 286 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .284 | .308 | .592 | |
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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 |
1951, AA | 39 | 141 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .312 | .366 | .567 | .933 |
1951, AAA | 99 | 388 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 82 | 65 | 50 | 93 | 6 | 8 | .253 | .324 | .479 | .803 |
1952, AA | 14 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .370 | .460 | .609 | 1.069 |
1952, AAA | 122 | 485 | 118 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 89 | 102 | 70 | 102 | 12 | 7 | .243 | .329 | .485 | .813 |
1953, AAA | 51 | 213 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 6 | 4 | .249 | .335 | .432 | .767 |
1954, AAA | 133 | 476 | 125 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 110 | 12 | 13 | .263 | .353 | .437 | .790 |
1955, AAA | 126 | 483 | 125 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 66 | 76 | 74 | 123 | 12 | 7 | .259 | .349 | .455 | .804 |
1956, AAA | 138 | 528 | 129 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 95 | 81 | 59 | 134 | 10 | 8 | .244 | .310 | .443 | .753 |
1957, AAA | 97 | 361 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 92 | 7 | 6 | .233 | .305 | .388 | .693 |
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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 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 13.09 | | | | |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 83 | 74 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 1 | .991 | 620.2 | 1.68 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1951... Had first career hit on 6/17/1953, off Dave Ferriss (BOS)... Injured on 5/24/1955 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/10/1957 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1958, off Jack Banta (DET)...
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