#26 Ben Taylor, Shortstop, 30 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Thursday, 10/26/1918 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
7/1/1888 30 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 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 4.0 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 $ 5,757,143 1918 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 8 Days (352 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 8 Days (352 total Days) 2 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 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 | PHA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | PHA | W 11-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 1-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 11-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | CLE | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | WAS | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | DET | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | CHA | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 564 | 187 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 93 | 102 | 60 | 37 | .332 | .397 | .457 | .854 | .881 | .126 |
Projected | 152 | 564 | 187 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 93 | 102 | 60 | 37 | .332 | .397 | .457 | .854 | .881 | .126 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 630 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 258 | 47 | 42 | 11 | 79.2 | 104.4 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 125 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .374 | .496 | .870 |
vs. RHP | 439 | 148 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .337 | .403 | .446 | .850 |
Close/Late | 58 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .406 | .448 | .854 |
Scoring Position | 181 | 62 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .427 | .497 | .924 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 295 | 101 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 58 | 27 | 22 | .342 | .399 | .485 | .884 |
Road | 73 | 269 | 86 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 44 | 33 | 15 | .320 | .395 | .428 | .822 |
March/April | 25 | 96 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 8 | .323 | .381 | .458 | .839 |
May | 25 | 97 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | .340 | .407 | .474 | .882 |
June | 25 | 92 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | .293 | .365 | .391 | .757 |
July | 26 | 93 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | .323 | .406 | .430 | .836 |
August | 23 | 88 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 9 | .409 | .475 | .614 | 1.088 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 98 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .306 | .352 | .388 | .740 |
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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 |
Total | 852 | 3099 | 987 | 159 | 52 | 36 | 388 | 467 | 275 | 23 | 3 | 267 | 122 | 41 | .318 | .378 | .438 | .816 | |
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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 | 151 | 146 | 203 | 574 | 96 | 817 | 40 | .951 | 1308.2 | 5.62 | | | | |
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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...
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