#55 Ben Taylor, First Base, 30 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Taylor
7/1/1888 30 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 $ 733,001 1919 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 0 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 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), .983 (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 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
1915 | 146 | 588 | 157 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 0 | 7 | .267 | .289 | .345 | .634 | DET |
1916 | 73 | 278 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 2 | .205 | .251 | .259 | .510 | DET |
1917 | 50 | 155 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .283 | .348 | .632 | DET |
Total | 613 | 2318 | 575 | 112 | 26 | 8 | 251 | 216 | 101 | 0 | 11 | 606 | 6 | 18 | .248 | .278 | .329 | .607 | |
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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 |
1918, AAA | 115 | 204 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | .382 | .473 | .525 | .998 |
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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% |
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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... 1/31/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... Had 6 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 5/19/1915... 1/31/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $414,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/14/1916 with a Broken Hand, out for 6-7 weeks... 1/31/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $414,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/26/1917 with a Fractured Foot, out for 2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/1/1918 to a 2-year deal worth $733,001 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1913 - 170 - 10th
| Triples 1913 - 11 - 8th
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