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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1958 SFG NL 26 OF 36 10 141.2 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -7.6 -0.9 0.2 -1.3 0 1.78 0.78 .979 2.26 1.95
1958 SFG NL 26 LF 26 1 58.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 26.6 0.3 0.7 -0.5 1 1.99 0.50 .977 1.99 1.54
1958 SFG NL 26 RF 10 9 79.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -41.0 -1.7 -1.0 -0.8 -1 1.59 1.40 .979 2.02 1.73
1958 SFG NL 26 CF 1 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 150.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 6.75 3.00 1.000 2.70 2.50
1961 STL NL 29 OF 87 47 484.1 130 123 6 1 2 .992 6.1 15.1 5.1 2.9 2.2 1 2.40 1.48 .977 2.16 1.86
1961 STL NL 29 LF 47 9 142.2 45 43 1 1 1 .978 6.0 50.5 6.0 0.5 5.5 0 2.78 0.94 .973 1.88 1.50
1961 STL NL 29 RF 29 18 173.0 35 32 3 0 0 1.000 1.5 10.4 0.5 1.1 -0.6 1 1.82 1.21 .974 1.93 1.60
1961 STL NL 29 CF 22 20 168.2 45 43 2 0 1 1.000 -1.4 -10.0 -1.4 1.3 -2.7 0 2.40 2.05 .980 2.63 2.28
1962 HOU NL 30 LF 4 2 32.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 26.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 2.53 2.25 .967 1.80 1.38
1962 HOU NL 30 OF 4 3 35.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 41.1 1.2 0.9 0.3 0 2.57 2.50 .970 2.06 1.80
1962 HOU NL 30 RF 1 1 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 .950 1.80 1.60
3 Seasons OF 127 60 661.0 168 161 6 1 2 .994 6.4 11.6 5.4 4.0 1.2 1 2.27 1.31 .977 2.18 1.88
3 Seasons LF 77 12 233.1 67 65 1 1 1 .985 8.0 41.1 7.0 1.6 5.3 1 2.55 0.86 .973 1.90 1.51
3 Seasons RF 40 28 255.0 51 48 3 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -3.3 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 0 1.80 1.28 .975 1.96 1.63
2 Seasons CF 23 20 172.2 48 46 2 0 1 1.000 -0.9 -6.3 -0.9 1.8 -2.7 0 2.50 2.09 .981 2.63 2.29
3 Seasons TOT 127 60 661.0 168 161 6 1 2 .994 6.4 11.6 5.4 4.0 1.2 1 2.27 1.31 .971 2.18 1.88

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1958 SFG NL 26 39 10 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 10 36 3 6
1961 STL NL 29 98 47 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 22 29 87 9 15
1962 HOU NL 30 16 3 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 13 0
3 Seasons 153 60 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 23 40 127 25 21
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 6 85.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 270 62% 80% 25% 27 48%
1961 STL NL 29 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 6 3 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 21 13 61.9% 8 0 0.0% 1 628 59% 73% 27% 81 53%
1962 HOU NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 139 72% 72% 24% 22 41%
3 Seasons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 8 0 9 3 0 6 6 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 32 21 65.6% 11 0 0.0% 1 1037 62% 75% 26% 130 50%
MLB Averages 56.9% 2.4% 61% 78% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 353 64% 79% 24% 31 45%
1961 STL NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 9 3 1 8 1 0 8 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 13 46.4% 14 1 3.6% 2 746 52% 80% 27% 78 44%
1962 HOU NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 77% 85% 38% 3 67%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 12 4 1 9 1 0 8 7 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 33 14 42.4% 18 1 3.0% 2 1112 56% 80% 26% 112 45%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.2% 61% 78% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 75% 80% 30% 3 100%
1961 STL NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 10 4 0 9 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 2 1 28 8 28.6% 19 1 3.6% 1 766 59% 77% 28% 86 51%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 10 4 0 9 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 2 1 28 8 28.6% 19 1 3.6% 1 786 60% 77% 28% 89 53%
MLB Averages 41.5% 1.9% 61% 78% 28% 55%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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