Don Taussig
Donald Franklin Taussig
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 19, 1932 in New York, NY
High School: Long Beach (Long Beach, NY)
School: Hofstra University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1958
Final Game: August 11, 1962
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1958 26 SFG NL 39 53 50 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .200 .245 .260 .505 36 13 0 0 0 0 1 79/8
1961 29 STL NL 98 210 188 27 54 14 5 2 25 2 2 16 34 .287 .338 .447 .785 99 84 5 0 3 3 0 798
1962 30 HOU NL 16 27 25 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 .200 .259 .320 .579 60 8 1 0 0 0 0 /79
3 Seasons 153 290 263 38 69 14 5 4 30 2 2 21 53 .262 .314 .399 .713 84 105 6 0 3 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 307 278 40 73 15 5 4 32 2 2 22 56 .262 .314 .399 .713 84 111 6 0 3 3 1
SFG (1 yr) 39 53 50 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .200 .245 .260 .505 36 13 0 0 0 0 1
STL (1 yr) 98 210 188 27 54 14 5 2 25 2 2 16 34 .287 .338 .447 .785 99 84 5 0 3 3 0
HOU (1 yr) 16 27 25 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 .200 .259 .320 .579 60 8 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1958 26 SFG NL 53 40 3 2.0 104 .220 .200 .267 .245 .335 .260 .417 .505 .752 36 .177 -4.8 -0.5 .400 .120 .060 .0
1961 29 STL NL 210 147 28 5.1 114 .335 .287 .282 .338 .349 .447 .438 .785 .788 99 .540 -0.4 -0.0 .709 .245 .160 2.0
1962 30 HOU NL 27 21 2 2.6 97 .308 .200 .261 .259 .328 .320 .397 .579 .724 60 .257 -1.5 -0.2 .476 .200 .120 .0
3 Seasons 290 208 33 4.2 111 .311 .262 .277 .314 .345 .399 .430 .713 .775 84 .458 -6.7 -0.7 .624 .217 .137 2.7
162 Game Avg. 307 220 35 4.2 111 .311 .262 .277 .314 .345 .399 .430 .713 .775 84 .458 -6.7 -0.7 .624 .217 .137 3
SFG (1 yr) 53 40 3 2.0 104 .220 .200 .267 .245 .335 .260 .417 .505 .752 36 .177 -4.8 -0.5 .400 .120 .060 .0
STL (1 yr) 210 147 28 5.1 114 .335 .287 .282 .338 .349 .447 .438 .785 .788 99 .540 -0.4 -0.0 .709 .245 .160 2.0
HOU (1 yr) 27 21 2 2.5 97 .308 .200 .261 .259 .328 .320 .397 .579 .724 60 .256 -1.5 -0.2 .476 .200 .120 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1958 26 SFG NL 53 1.9% 15.1% 5.7% 1.9% 10% 2.67 6.3 50.0 12.5 0.88 77%
1961 29 STL NL 210 1.0% 16.2% 7.6% 10.0% 39% 2.13 5.5 94.0 7.5 0.82 74%
1962 30 HOU NL 27 3.7% 40.7% 7.4% 3.7% 20% 5.50 2.3 25.0 25.0 2.67 48%
3 Seasons 290 1.4% 18.3% 7.2% 7.9% 33% 2.52 5.0 65.8 8.8 0.90 72%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1958 26 SFG NL 2 0 75% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 70% 6 2 4 2 1 1 2 0 2
1961 29 STL NL 2 0 37% 97 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 12 16% 14 12 0 0 0 0 5 2 3
1962 30 HOU NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 4 0 40% 125 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 14 33% 21 15 4 2 1 1 7 2 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1958 26 SFG NL 54 50% 10 2 0 0 0 4.74 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 3 1 33% 43 3 7% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1961 29 STL NL 210 51% 54 8 2 0 0 1.95 2 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 100% 46 5 11% 26 8 31% 141 25 18% 16 8 50% 10 5 50% 0
1962 30 HOU NL 27 15% 5 11 3 0 0 1.16 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 291 47% 69 21 5 0 0 1.81 4 0 10 1 3 3 1 0 3 3 100% 53 6 11% 29 9 31% 198 28 14% 18 9 50% 13 6 46% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 26 39 53 50 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .200 .245 .260 .505 36 13 0 0 0 0 1
1959 27 39 53 50 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .200 .245 .260 .505 36 13 0 0 0 0 1
1960 28 39 53 50 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .200 .245 .260 .505 36 13 0 0 0 0 1
1961 29 137 263 238 37 64 14 5 3 29 2 2 19 42 .269 .319 .408 .727 86 97 5 0 3 3 1
1962 30 153 290 263 38 69 14 5 4 30 2 2 21 53 .262 .314 .399 .713 84 105 6 0 3 3 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1958 26 41 55 52 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 3 8 .192 .236 .250 .486 3 39
1961 29 102 210 192 25 52 13 5 2 24 2 15 36 .271 .319 .422 .741 26 98
1962 30 16 27 25 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 .200 .259 .320 .579 2 16
3 Seasons 159 292 269 36 67 13 5 4 29 2 20 55 .249 .298 .379 .677 31 153
162 Game Avg. 162 298 274 37 68 13 5 4 30 2 20 56 .249 .298 .379 .677 32 153

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