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Sammy Taylor
Samuel Douglas Taylor

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut April 27, 1958
Final Game August 6, 1963
Born February 27, 1933 in Woodruff, SC
Died October 8, 2019 (age 86)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 25 BOA AL   94  305   37   78  11   3  10   52   3   1   32   52  .256  .323  .410  .732    98   125   0   4   6   0  10  
 1959 26 BOA AL   91  330   31   81  12   1  12   53   0   0   17   61  .245  .282  .397  .679    90   131   0   5   0   2  10  
 1960 27 BOA AL   48  144   15   20   7   0   2   15   0   0    3   17  .139  .184  .229  .413    53    33   0   0   1   5   5  
 1961 28 BOA AL   69  231   38   76  16   4  15   53   0   0   21   31  .329  .385  .628 1.013   136   145   0   0   3   0   8  
 1962 29 MLN NL   39  111    6   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   11   17  .180  .258  .279  .537    75    31   0   1   0   1   2  
 1963 30 CIN NL   19   39    3   12   1   0   0    0   0   0   11    9  .308  .460  .333  .793   112    13   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      360 1160  130  287  49   8  42  182   3   1   95  187  .247  .306  .412  .718         478   0  10  10   8  36
 Per 600 PA           547   61  135  23   4  20   86   1   0   45   88                                 225   0   5   5   4  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      302 1010  121  255  46   8  39  173   3   1   73  161  .252  .305  .430  .735         434   0   9  10   7  33
   With MLN       39  111    6   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   11   17  .180  .258  .279  .537          31   0   1   0   1   2
   With CIN       19   39    3   12   1   0   0    0   0   0   11    9  .308  .460  .333  .793          13   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      473 1263  127  309  47   9  33  147   3   2  122  181  .245  .313  .375  .688         473   2   8  27   8  34
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 25 BOA AL  10   39   4.4   6   2   0  .333   5   36   24  .667   42   22  .656  C    4(+2)e5    41   
 1959 26 BOA AL   9   35   3.6   5   3   0  .600   6   42   35  .833   30   23  .566  C    4(+2)e8   -84   
 1960 27 BOA AL   5    5   1.1   3   1   0  .333   3   20   19  .950   15    6  .714  C    4(+1)e8  -154   
 1961 28 BOA AL   4   52   8.8   0   0   0  .000   2   31   22  .710   32   14  .696  C    4(+2)e4   306   
 1962 29 MLN NL   4    8   2.4   5   2   0  .400   0   16   14  .875   28    4  .875  C    4(+2)e3   -99   
 1963 30 CIN NL  66    6   6.7   3   1   0  .333   5    9    7  .778   10    2  .833  C    4(+2)e13  221   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          148   4.3  22   9   0  .409  21  154  121  .786  157   71  .689                  30   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 25 BOA AL  C     89   427    35    5    2   .989    82   670.1   6.20
 1959 26 BOA AL  C     86   470    39    6    4   .988    80   723.1   6.33
 1960 27 BOA AL  C     46   213    11    3    1   .987    39   331.1   6.08
 1961 28 BOA AL  C     69   387    28    2    6   .995    63   553.0   6.75
 1962 29 MLN NL  C     34   207     8    0    1  1.000    34   291.1   6.64
 1963 30 CIN NL  C     15    88     4    5    0   .948    13   100.2   8.23
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    339  1792   125   21   14   .989   311  2670.0   6.46
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  BOA   79-75   Mike Petersen
 1959  BOA   83-71   Mike Petersen
 1960  BOA   59-95   Mike Tomeo, Mike Petersen
 1961  BOA   70-84   Mike Tomeo
 1962  MLN   79-83   Jeff Tripodi
 1963  CIN   72-90   Larry Cupp

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