Ben Taylor

Positions: First Baseman and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

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).

Full Name: Benjamin Harrison Taylor

Nicknames: Old Reliable

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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
	22		Habana	CUNL	Fgn
	22		Habana	CUNL	Fgn

1914	25		Indianapolis	INDP	Non		60	252	216	50	79	23	8	4	53	27		33		.366	.450	.602	1.052	130			3
1915	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Non-Fgn		80	332	294	44	91	22	7	1	59	21	1	36	2	.310	.385	.442	.827	130			2	0
	26		Indianapolis	CNCS	Fgn
	26		Indianapolis	INDP	Non
1916	27		Indianapolis	INDP	Non		41	163	150	23	47	3	1	0	28	6		10		.313	.356	.347	.703	52			3
1917	28		Indianapolis	INDP	Non		57	241	218	27	64	9	4	0	39	5		18		.294	.347	.372	.719	81			5
1918	29		Indianapolis	INDP	Non		39	164	150	30	48	5	6	2	37	5		11		.320	.366	.473	.840	71			3
1919	30		2 Teams	INDP	Non		21	91	79	11	24	4	3	0	12	4		10		.304	.382	.430	.812	34			2
	30		Atlantic City	INDP	Non
	30		Indianapolis Jewell	INDP	Non
1920	31		Indianapolis	NNL	NgM			182	169	15	52	8	5	2	9	6		12		.308	.354	.450	.803	76			1
1921	32		Indianapolis	NNL	NgM			202	196	16	66	8	6	3	7	7		3		.337	.347	.485	.831	95			3
1922	33		Indianapolis	NNL	NgM			200	194	31	72	13	3	1	3	2		2		.371	.378	.485	.862	94			4
1923	34		Washington	INDP	Non			24	20	3	7	2	0	0	8	0		3		.350	.435	.450	.885	9			1
1924	35		Washington	ECOL	NgM			218	198	32	59	6	2	3	35	3		19		.298	.359	.394	.753	78			1
1925	36		Harrisburg	ECOL	NgM			281	245	36	79	13	5	3	16	0		24		.322	.383	.453	.836	111			12
1926	37		Baltimore	ECOL	NgM			123	103	10	26	4	1	0	8	2		18		.252	.364	.311	.674	32			2
1927	38		Baltimore	ECOL	NgM			109	108	17	39	4	2	0	4	0		0		.361	.361	.435	.796	47			1
1928	39		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Non-NgM			277	255	30	78	16	3	2	14	4		15		.306	.344	.416	.760	106			7
	39		Baltimore	ECOL	NgM
	39		Philadelphia	INDP	Non
1929	40		Bacharach	ANL	NgM			60	55	5	14	2	0	2	8	1		4		.255	.305	.400	.705	22			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
NLB (16 seasons)					NLB		298	2919	2650	380	845	142	56	23	340	93	1	218	2	.319	.371	.441	.811	1168			51	0
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0						0			0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							300	2923	2654	380	845	142	56	23	340	93	1	218	2					1168			51	0