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Hawk Taylor

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 187lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: April 3, 1939 in Metropolis, IL us

Died: June 9, 2012 in Paducah, KY

Buried: Pell Cemetery, Brookport, IL

High School: Metropolis Community HS (Metropolis, IL)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: June 9, 1957 (Age 18-067d, 11,458th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1970 (Age 31-172d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Robert Dale Taylor

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Relatives: Nephew of Ben Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.1

724

158

.218

RBI

OBP

.258

SLG

.319

OPS

.578

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1957	18	MLN	NL	7	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H2
1958	19	MLN-min	B,A	116	471	416	67	122	17	1	23	74	3		48	67	.293	.366	.505	.871		210		2	1	4	0		CDR,JCK · IIIL,SALL
1958	19	MLN	NL	4	8	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.125	.125	.250	.375	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	/7H

1959	20	MLN-min	AA	99	367	337	32	100	23	0	4	36	2		23	33	.297	.347	.401	.748		135		4	1	2	2		ATA · SOUA
1960	21	MLN-min	AAA	135	533	482	63	130	26	2	17	80	1		41	61	.270	.328	.438	.766		211		3	3	4	4		LOU · AA
1961	22	MLN	NL	20	29	26	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	11	.192	.276	.308	.584	61	8	0	0	0	0	0	H/72
1962	23	MLN	NL	20	49	47	3	12	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	10	.255	.286	.255	.541	49	12	0	0	0	0	0	/H79
1963	24	MLN	NL	16	30	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.069	.100	.069	.169	-50	2	1	0	0	0	0	/H789
1964	25	NYM	NL	92	235	225	20	54	8	0	4	23	0	0	8	33	.240	.272	.329	.601	72	74	7	2	0	0	1	2H7
1965	26	NYM-min	AAA	61	224	208	27	50	5	1	10	32	0	0	11	30	.240	.279	.418	.698		87		1	2	2			BFL · IL
1965	26	NYM	NL	25	48	46	5	7	0	0	4	10	0	0	1	8	.152	.167	.413	.580	61	19	2	0	0	1	0	2H/3
1966	27	NYM-min	AAA	18	71	65	11	18	4	1	4	12	0	0	5	8	.277	.338	.554	.892		36		1	0	0			JCK · IL
1966	27	NYM	NL	53	113	109	5	19	2	0	3	12	0	1	3	19	.174	.204	.275	.479	34	30	6	1	0	0	0	H23
1967	28	NYM-min	AAA	43	160	147	12	38	5	1	6	26	0	0	11	23	.259	.308	.429	.737		63		0	1	1			JCK · IL
1967	28	TOT	MLB	36	95	89	8	25	6	0	1	7	0	0	6	16	.281	.326	.382	.708	110	34	1	0	0	0	1	2/H
1967	28	NYM	NL	13	39	37	3	9	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	8	.243	.282	.324	.606	75	12	0	0	0	0	1	2/H
1967	28	CAL	AL	23	56	52	5	16	3	0	1	3	0	0	4	8	.308	.357	.423	.780	135	22	1	0	0	0	0	2/H

1968	29	NYY-CAL-min	AAA	123	431	393	59	106	18	3	22	61	1	1	31	77	.270	.327	.499	.826		196		4	0	3			SYR,SLE · IL,PCL
1969	30	KCR	AL	64	96	89	7	24	5	0	3	21	0	0	6	18	.270	.313	.427	.739	106	38	4	0	0	1	0	H9/27
1970	31	KCR	AL	57	62	55	3	9	3	0	0	6	0	0	6	16	.164	.258	.218	.476	34	12	1	1	0	0	2	H/23
1971	32	BOS-min	AAA	14	52	45	5	9	2	0	1	7	0	0	6	14	.200	.294	.311	.605		14		0	1	0			LOU · IL
11 Yrs				394	766	724	56	158	25	0	16	82	0	3	36	146	.218	.258	.319	.578	63	231	22	4	0	2	4
162 Game Avg.				162	315	298	23	65	10	0	7	34	0	1	15	60	.218	.258	.319	.578	63	95	9	2	0	1	2

MLN (5 yrs)				67	117	111	8	20	1	0	1	3	0	2	6	36	.180	.222	.216	.438	23	24	1	0	0	0	0
NYM (4 yrs)				183	435	417	33	89	13	0	11	49	0	1	14	68	.213	.244	.324	.567	61	135	15	3	0	1	2
KCR (2 yrs)				121	158	144	10	33	8	0	3	27	0	0	12	34	.229	.291	.347	.638	78	50	5	1	0	1	2
CAL (1 yr)				23	56	52	5	16	3	0	1	3	0	0	4	8	.308	.357	.423	.780	135	22	1	0	0	0	0

NL (9 yrs)				250	552	528	41	109	14	0	12	52	0	3	20	104	.206	.239	.301	.540	53	159	16	3	0	1	2
AL (3 yrs)				144	214	196	15	49	11	0	4	30	0	0	16	42	.250	.308	.367	.676	92	72	6	1	0	1	2