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Tony Taylor

Q: When was Tony Taylor born?

Tony Taylor was born on December 19, 1935.

Q: Where was Tony Taylor born?

Tony Taylor was born in Central Alava, Matanzas.

Q: How tall was Tony Taylor?

Tony Taylor was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tony Taylor weigh when playing?

Tony Taylor weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tony Taylor in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Taylor has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Tony Taylor play?

Tony Taylor was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Tony Taylor have?

Tony Taylor had 2,007 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Tony Taylor have?

Tony Taylor had 75 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Tony Taylor's average?

Tony Taylor had a .261 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tony Taylor played for?

Tony Taylor played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers.

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: December 19, 1935 in Central Alava, Cuba cu

Died: July 16, 2020 in Hialeah, FL

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 22-117d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1976 (Age 40-285d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Antonio Nemesio Taylor

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

7680

2007

.261

1005

RBI

598

234

OBP

.321

SLG

.352

OPS

.673

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1955	19	NYG-min	C	125	599	510	103	136	19	10	5	46	38		69	75	.267	.365	.373	.738		190		12	5	3			SCL · NORL
1956	20	NYG-min	B	150	631	544	95	145	28	7	13	60	16		76	114	.267	.357	.415	.772		226		2	6	3	1		DAN · CARL
1957	21	NYG-min	AA	105	396	368	61	80	11	5	3	31	11	2	14	58	.217	.253	.299	.551		110		5	4	5			DAL · TL
1958	22	CHC	NL	140	555	497	63	117	15	3	6	27	21	6	40	93	.235	.299	.314	.613	64	156	9	7	7	4	0	*4/H5
1959	23	CHC	NL	150	688	624	96	175	30	8	8	38	23	9	45	86	.280	.331	.393	.724	94	245	8	6	6	7	0	*4/6
1960	24	TOT	NL	146	640	581	80	165	25	7	5	44	26	11	41	98	.284	.331	.377	.708	95	219	11	3	9	6	2	*4/5H	AS,AS
1960	24	CHC	NL	19	89	76	14	20	3	3	1	9	2	0	8	12	.263	.337	.421	.758	109	32	1	1	3	1	0	4
1960	24	PHI	NL	127	551	505	66	145	22	4	4	35	24	11	33	86	.287	.330	.370	.701	93	187	10	2	6	5	2	*4/5H
1961	25	PHI	NL	106	437	400	47	100	17	3	2	26	11	5	29	59	.250	.304	.323	.626	69	129	10	2	6	0	4	4H/5
1962	26	PHI	NL	152	702	625	87	162	21	5	7	43	20	9	68	82	.259	.336	.342	.679	86	214	9	5	3	1	4	*4/H6
1963	27	PHI	NL	157	700	640	102	180	20	10	5	49	23	9	42	99	.281	.330	.367	.698	102	235	11	7	7	4	1	*45/H	MVP-16
1964	28	PHI	NL	154	636	570	62	143	13	6	4	46	13	7	46	74	.251	.320	.316	.636	81	180	9	13	5	2	8	*4/H
1965	29	PHI	NL	106	363	323	41	74	14	3	3	27	5	4	22	58	.229	.302	.319	.621	77	103	6	12	5	1	0	4H/5
1966	30	PHI	NL	125	473	434	47	105	14	8	5	40	8	4	31	56	.242	.294	.346	.640	78	150	14	1	7	0	0	45H
1967	31	PHI	NL	132	520	462	55	110	16	6	2	34	10	9	42	74	.238	.308	.312	.620	78	144	15	5	11	0	8	354H/6
1968	32	PHI	NL	145	598	547	59	137	20	2	3	38	22	5	39	60	.250	.302	.311	.613	85	170	9	3	6	3	7	*5/4H3
1969	33	PHI	NL	138	608	557	68	146	24	5	3	30	19	10	42	62	.262	.317	.339	.657	86	189	12	4	3	2	1	543/H
1970	34	PHI	NL	124	495	439	74	132	26	9	9	55	9	11	50	67	.301	.374	.462	.837	126	203	14	3	1	2	9	457H/6
1971	35	TOT	MLB	91	314	288	36	77	12	3	4	24	7	3	21	21	.267	.318	.372	.690	93	107	7	1	3	1	3	4H5/3
1971	35	PHI	NL	36	118	107	9	25	2	1	1	5	2	2	9	10	.234	.291	.299	.590	68	32	3	0	1	1	2	4H5/3
1971	35	DET	AL	55	196	181	27	52	10	2	3	19	5	1	12	11	.287	.335	.414	.749	108	75	4	1	2	0	1	4H/5
1972	36	DET	AL	78	247	228	33	69	12	4	1	20	5	1	14	34	.303	.346	.404	.749	120	92	8	2	1	2	0	4H/53
1973	37	DET	AL	84	302	275	35	63	9	3	5	24	9	5	17	29	.229	.276	.338	.614	68	93	8	1	8	1	0	4H/35D7
1974	38	PHI	NL	62	73	64	5	21	4	0	2	13	0	0	6	6	.328	.389	.484	.873	140	31	2	1	1	1	0	H/354
1975	39	PHI	NL	79	124	103	13	25	5	1	1	17	3	3	17	18	.243	.350	.340	.689	90	35	4	1	1	2	2	H5/34
1976	40	PHI	NL	26	26	23	2	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.261	.320	.304	.624	76	7	0	1	1	0	0	H/45
19 Yrs				2195	8501	7680	1005	2007	298	86	75	598	234	111	613	1083	.261	.321	.352	.673	88	2702	166	78	91	39	49
162 Game Avg.				162	627	567	74	148	22	6	6	44	17	8	45	80	.261	.321	.352	.673	88	199	12	6	7	3	4
				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
PHI (15 yrs)				1669	6424	5799	737	1511	219	63	51	461	169	89	477	818	.261	.322	.346	.668	88	2009	128	60	64	24	48
CHC (3 yrs)				309	1332	1197	173	312	48	14	15	74	46	15	93	191	.261	.318	.362	.680	82	433	18	14	16	12	0
DET (3 yrs)				217	745	684	95	184	31	9	9	63	19	7	43	74	.269	.315	.380	.695	96	260	20	4	11	3	1

NL (17 yrs)				1978	7756	6996	910	1823	267	77	66	535	215	104	570	1009	.261	.321	.349	.670	87	2442	146	74	80	36	48
AL (3 yrs)				217	745	684	95	184	31	9	9	63	19	7	43	74	.269	.315	.380	.695	96	260	20	4	11	3	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tony Taylor born?

Tony Taylor was born on December 19, 1935.

Where was Tony Taylor born?

Tony Taylor was born in Central Alava, Matanzas.

How tall was Tony Taylor?

Tony Taylor was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Tony Taylor weigh when playing?

Tony Taylor weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tony Taylor play?

Tony Taylor played 19 seasons.

Is Tony Taylor in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Taylor has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tony Taylor play?

Tony Taylor was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and First Baseman.

How many hits did Tony Taylor have?

Tony Taylor had 2,007 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Tony Taylor have?

Tony Taylor had 75 home runs over his career.

What was Tony Taylor's average?

Tony Taylor had a .261 average over his career.

How many teams has Tony Taylor played for?

Tony Taylor played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers.

How many World Series has Tony Taylor won?

Tony Taylor never won a World Series.

When did Tony Taylor retire?

Tony Taylor last played in 1976.

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