Ben Taylor
Benjamin Eugene Taylor
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 30, 1924 in Metropolis, IL
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1955
Died: May 11, 1999 in Alma, OK
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 SLB AL 26 1B 25 215 195 14 6 21 .972 8.36 .990 8.49
1952 DET AL 27 1B 4 38 36 2 0 4 1.000 9.50 .987 8.88
1955 MLN NL 30 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 9.10
3 Seasons 1B 30 0 2.0 254 232 16 6 25 .976 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1116.00 8.27 .990 9.90 8.56
3 Seasons TOT 30 0 2.0 254 232 16 6 25 .976 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1116.00 8.27 .966 9.90 8.56

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
1951 SLB AL 26 33 33 33 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET AL 27 7 7 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MLN NL 30 12 0 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
3 Seasons 52 0 52 52 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
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 -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 MLN NL 30 13 62% 77% 8% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 13 62% 77% 8% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

* 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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