#26 Ben Taylor, Shortstop, 36 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1924 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
7/1/1888 36 Negro,Lg,Player 6"0 195
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 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,660,000 1924 8 Year(s), 8 Days (1384 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 8 Days (1384 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Talent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 9 7 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 4 (Range), .923 (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 | | |
8/21 | DET | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/1 | PHA | L 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/3 | PHA | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/4 | @NYY | L 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/6 | @WAS | L 8-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/11 | CLE | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/17 | DET | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | W 7-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | WAS | L 6-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | @WAS | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 91 | 254 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 34 | .264 | .305 | .398 | .703 | .647 | .134 |
Projected | 91 | 254 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 34 | .264 | .305 | .398 | .703 | .647 | .134 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 58 | 279 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 33.1 | 4.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 91 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .268 | .385 | .653 |
vs. RHP | 163 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .270 | .324 | .405 | .729 |
Close/Late | 40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .375 | .450 | .825 |
Scoring Position | 74 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .302 | .338 | .640 |
Pinch Hitting | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .381 | .611 | .992 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 48 | 120 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | .258 | .309 | .350 | .659 |
Road | 43 | 134 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 22 | .269 | .294 | .440 | .734 |
March/April | 22 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | .292 | .329 | .492 | .821 |
May | 24 | 95 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 10 | .284 | .314 | .411 | .724 |
June | 16 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .122 | .229 | .171 | .400 |
July | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .300 | .273 | .350 | .623 |
August | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .450 | .750 |
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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 |
1921 | 108 | 398 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 13 | .269 | .319 | .382 | .701 | SLA |
1922 | 153 | 594 | 184 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 79 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 53 | 10 | .310 | .343 | .416 | .759 | SLA |
1923 | 125 | 428 | 116 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 10 | .271 | .297 | .336 | .633 | SLA |
1924 | 91 | 254 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 6 | .264 | .305 | .398 | .703 | SLA |
Total | 1626 | 5934 | 1790 | 286 | 91 | 64 | 700 | 861 | 467 | 40 | 19 | 528 | 312 | 109 | .302 | .356 | .413 | .768 | |
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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 | 64 | 57 | 97 | 199 | 36 | 312 | 16 | .949 | 540.0 | 5.20 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 1.64 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/3/1921 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration... 9/9/1922: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $4,660,000 per year, for 2 years.
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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 1920 - 10 - 10th
| Homeruns 1918 - 6 - 7th 1920 - 10 - 10th
| RBI 1918 - 93 - 5th
| Runs 1918 - 102 - 2nd 1920 - 106 - 5th
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SB 1918 - 42 - 5th 1919 - 47 - 2nd 1920 - 44 - 6th 1922 - 53 - 4th
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