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Ben Taylor

Positions: First Baseman and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: July 1, 1888 in Anderson, SC us

Died: January 24, 1953 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Arbutus Cemetery, Arbutus, MD

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Ben Taylor's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Benjamin Harrison Taylor

Nicknames: Old Reliable

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Relatives: Brother of Candy Jim Taylor, C.I. Taylor, Steel Arm Johnny Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.1

2183

730

.334

345

RBI

413

OBP

.398

SLG

.457

OPS

.855

OPS+

130

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1909	20	-7.1	Birmingham	BLK	N/A		1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1		0	0
1910	21	-6.1	West Baden	BLK	Non		6	23	23	0	6	1	1	0	0	0		0		.261	.261	.391	.652	9		0	0
1911	22	-5.1	St. Louis	BLK	Non		14	39	34	5	12	3	0	0	5	0		2		.353	.389	.441	.830	15		0	3
1911-12	22	-5.1	Habana	CUWL	FgW		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
1912	23		2 Teams	BLK	N/A		8	19	19	0	9	3	0	0	4	0		0		.474	.474	.632	1.105	12		0	0
1912	23	-4.5	West Baden	BLK	N/A		3	11	11	0	3	1	0	0	2	0		0		.273	.273	.364	.636	4		0	0
1912	23	-4.5	New York	BLK	N/A		5	8	8	0	6	2	0	0	2	0		0		.750	.750	1.000	1.750	8		0	0
1913	24		2 Teams	BLK	N/A		25	113	103	18	34	4	2	1	16	1		8		.330	.378	.437	.815	45		0	2
1913	24	-3.4	West Baden	BLK	N/A		8	37	33	5	10	0	1	0	5	0		4		.303	.378	.364	.742	12		0	0
1913	24	-3.4	Chicago American Giants	BLK	N/A		17	76	70	13	24	4	1	1	11	1		4		.343	.378	.471	.850	33		0	2
1914	25	-3.1	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		60	253	216	50	79	23	8	4	53	27		33		.366	.452	.602	1.054	130		1	3
1915	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Non-Fgn		60	248	215	35	63	18	5	1	47	14		28						94		4	1
1915	26		Indianapolis	CNCS	Fgn
1915	26	-2.0	Royal Poinciana	FLHL	Wtr		6	26	25	3	9	0	1	1	4	0		0		.360	.385	.560	.945	14		1	0
1915	26	-0.5	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		60	248	215	35	63	18	5	1	47	14		28		.293	.385	.437	.822	94		4	1
1916	27	-0.2	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		41	164	150	23	47	3	1	0	28	6		10		.313	.360	.347	.707	52		1	3
1917	28	0.9	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		57	242	218	27	64	9	4	0	39	5		18		.294	.350	.372	.722	81		1	5
1918	29	1.6	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		41	174	157	30	48	5	6	2	37	5		12		.306	.363	.452	.815	71		2	3
1919	30		2 Teams	BLK	Non		21	91	79	11	24	4	3	0	12	4		10		.304	.382	.430	.812	34		0	2
1919	30	2.1	Jewell's	BLK	Non		2	10	8	2	3	1	0	0	2	1		2		.375	.500	.500	1.000	4		0	0
1919	30	2.1	Bacharach	BLK	Non		19	81	71	9	21	3	3	0	10	3		8		.296	.367	.423	.790	30		0	2
1920	31	3.7	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	75	313	275	41	83	13	4	3	46	13		28		.302	.370	.411	.781	113		2	8
1921	32	4.5	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	88	376	334	72	131	20	7	2	73	9		32		.392	.448	.512	.960	171		2	8
1922	33	5.7	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	81	359	321	65	123	29	6	2	59	3		28		.383	.434	.530	.964	170		1	9
1923	34	8.5	Washington	BLK	Non		24	101	85	14	32	4	1	2	18	0		15		.376	.470	.518	.988	44		0	1
1923	34	5.9	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	2	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	1		0	1
1924	35	6.9	WP	ECL	Maj	WP	60	272	237	38	72	11	2	4	50	6		29		.304	.380	.418	.797	99		0
1925	36	7.7	HBG	ECL	Maj	HBG	71	306	268	40	88	15	4	5	61	0		24		.328	.386	.470	.856	126		1
1926	37	8.1	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	53	201	167	16	50	7	3	1	23	4		28		.299	.403	.395	.798	66		1
1927	38	8.7	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	66	270	240	35	81	9	5	2	45	1		26		.338	.402	.442	.844	106		0
1928	39	8.8	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	57	239	220	26	70	14	3	2	38	2		12		.318	.356	.436	.793	96		1
1929	40	10.1	AC	ANL	Maj	AC	39	132	115	12	31	6	0	4	17	1		14		.270	.354	.426	.780	49		1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		592	2475	2183	345	730	124	34	25	413	39		221		.334	.398	.457	.855	997		9	26
Black Baseball (9 seasons)					Black Baseball		324	1335	1177	195	375	70	29	9	239	61		128						530		9	21
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
Other (4 seasons)					Other		40	159	148	22	53	7	3	2	24	1		8		.358	.395	.486	.881	72		1	2
All Levels (21 Seasons)							958	3973	3512	562	1158	201	66	36	676	101		357						1599		19	49

Fgn (1 season)					Black Baseball
Wtr (1 season)					Other		6	26	25	3	9	0	1	1	4	0		0		.360	.385	.560	.945	14		1	0
Non (9 seasons)					Black Baseball		324	1335	1177	195	375	70	29	9	239	61		128		.319	.390	.450	.840	530		9	21
N/A (3 seasons)					Other		34	133	123	19	44	7	2	1	20	1		8		.358	.397	.472	.868	58		0	2