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Ben Taylor
Benjamin Eugene Taylor

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut July 29, 1951
Final Game September 21, 1955
Born September 30, 1924 in Metropolis, IL
Died May 11, 1999 in Alma, OK

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 26 SLB AL  33   93   14   24   2  1   3    6   1  1   9  22  .258  .337  .398   96   37   0           2   3
 1952 27 DET AL   7   18    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .167  .167  .167   -7    3   0           0   1
 1955 30 MLN NL  12   10    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .100  .250  .100    0    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       52  121   16   28   2  1   3    6   1  1  11  31  .231  .306  .339   73   41   0   0   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        377   50   87   6  3   9   19   3  3  34  97  .231  .306  .339   73  128   0   0   0   6  12
 Career High     33   93   14   24   2  1   3    6   1  1   9  22                          37   0   0   0   2   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 26 SLB AL  104   73   12   4.4   105| .258  .271| .337  .353| .398  .397| .735  .750|  96  .491  -1.0  -0.1  50%
 1952 27 DET AL   18   16    1   1.7    97| .167  .261| .167  .341| .167  .381| .334  .723|  -7  .162  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1955 30 MLN NL   12    9    0   0.0   101| .100  .260| .250  .330| .100  .411| .350  .740|   0  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       134   98   13   3.6   103| .231  .269| .306  .349| .339  .396| .645  .745|  73  .398  -5.0  -0.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 26 SLB AL 1B 25 195 14 6 21 .972 .990 8.36 8.49 1952 27 DET AL 1B 4 36 2 0 4 1.000 .987 9.50 8.88 1955 30 MLN NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 26 SLB AL 1B 25 195 14 6 21 .972 .990 8.36 8.49 1952 27 DET AL 1B 4 36 2 0 4 1.000 .987 9.50 8.88 1955 30 MLN NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 9.10
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 1B 30 232 16 6 25 .976 .990 8.27 8.56 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 30 232 16 6 25 .976 .990 8.27 8.56
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1949: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1949 minor league draft.

May, 1950: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 24, 1951: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Bero, Joe Lutz, and cash.

February 14, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Matt Batts, Dick Littlefield, and Cliff Mapes to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain, and Dick Kryhoski.

October 15, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Hal Erickson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1953 Season: Sent from the Cleveland Indians to the Dallas (Texas) in an unknown transaction.

June 24, 1954: Traded by the Dallas (Texas) with Ed Knoblauch (minors), Howard Anderson (minors), and $20,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Les Fleming and Buzz Clarkson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1955 Season: Returned to the Beaumont (Texas) by the Chicago Cubs after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1955 Season: Obtained by the Milwaukee Braves from the Beaumont (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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