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Bill Taylor
William Michael Taylor

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 212 lb.

Debut April 14, 1954
Final Game May 8, 1958
Born December 30, 1929 in Alhambra, CA

Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1953. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 24 NYG NL  55   65    4   12   1  0   2   10   0  0   3  15  .185  .239  .292   38   19   1   1       2   0
 1955 25 NYG NL  65   64    9   17   4  0   4   12   0  0   1  16  .266  .273  .516  103   33   0   1   0   0   3
 1956 26 NYG NL   1    4    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .500   96    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 27 TOT     20   32    4    8   2  0   1    3   0  0   1   5  .250  .273  .406   81   13   0   0   0   0   0
         NYG NL  11    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .100  .000  -70    0   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL   9   23    4    8   2  0   1    3   0  0   0   3  .348  .348  .565  143   13   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 28 DET AL   8    8    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .375  .375  .375  102    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      149  173   17   41   8  0   7   26   0  0   5  39  .237  .264  .405   74   70   1   2   0   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        188   18   45   9  0   8   28   0  0   5  42  .237  .264  .405   74   76   1   2   0   2   3
 Career High     65   65    9   17   4  0   4   12   0  0   3  16                          33   1   1   0   2   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 24 NYG NL   72   55    4   2.0   110| .185  .275| .239  .347| .292  .426| .531  .772|  38  .161  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1955 25 NYG NL   66   51    8   4.2   106| .266  .267| .273  .338| .516  .422| .789  .760| 103  .450  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1956 26 NYG NL    4    3    1   8.9   102| .250  .263| .250  .330| .500  .415| .750  .744|  96  .779   0.0   0.0   0%
 1957 27 TOT      33   24    5   5.6   102| .250  .267| .273  .337| .406  .406| .679  .742|  81  .605  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         NYG NL   10    9    0   0.0   102| .000  .267| .100  .331| .000  .414| .100  .744| -70  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
         DET AL   23   15    5   9.0   102| .348  .267| .348  .339| .565  .402| .913  .741| 143  .788   1.2   0.1   0%
 1958 28 DET AL    8    5    1   5.3   104| .375  .270| .375  .339| .375  .410| .750  .749| 102  .599  -0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       183  138   19   3.7   107| .237  .270| .264  .341| .405  .420| .669  .761|  74  .395  -7.4  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 24 NYG NL OF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.67 2.18 7 0 2 1955 25 NYG NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 2 1956 26 NYG NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1957 27 DET AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.70 1.25 2.10 5 36.0 1958 28 DET AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 27 DET AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.70 1.25 2.10 5 36.0 1954 24 NYG NL OF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.67 2.18 7 0 2 1955 25 NYG NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 2 1956 26 NYG NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.12 2.25 1 8.0 1957 27 DET AL OF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.96 1.25 2.25 5 36.0 1958 28 DET AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 1956 26 NYG NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1958 28 DET AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 18 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.72 2.08 6 48.0 12 0 6# LF* 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.70 5 36.0 RF* 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 1 12.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 18 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.72 2.08
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1953 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

September 14, 1957: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Giants.


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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