Ben Taylor

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

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).

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
1911	22		Habana	CUNL	Fgn		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0

1914	25	-3.0	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
1915	26	1.6	Indianapolis	CNCS	Fgn		20	88	79	9	28	4	2	0	12	7	1	8	2	.354	.414	.456	.869	36			1	0
1915	26	-0.3	Indianapolis	INDP	Non		60	244	215	35	63	18	5	1	47	14		28		.293	.374	.437	.812	94			1
1916	27	-0.1	Indianapolis	INDP	Non		41	163	150	23	47	3	1	0	28	6		10		.313	.356	.347	.703	52			3
1917	28	1.0	Indianapolis	INDP	Non		57	241	218	27	64	9	4	0	39	5		18		.294	.347	.372	.719	81			5
1918	29	1.7	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						34			2
1919	30	2.2	Atlantic City	INDP	Non		19	81	71	9	21	3	3	0	10	3		8		.296	.367	.423	.790	30			2
1919	30	2.2	Indianapolis Jewell	INDP	Non		2	10	8	2	3	1	0	0	2	1		2		.375	.500	.500	1.000	4			0
1919	30	2.2	Atlantic City	INDP	Non
1919	30	2.2	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						106			7
1928	39		Baltimore	ECOL	NgM
1928	39		Baltimore	ECOL	NgM
1928	39		Philadelphia	INDP	Non
1928	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	3196	2905	410	923	158	59	25	354	97	1	233	2					1274			58	0
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							300	3200	2909	410	923	158	59	25	354	97	1	233	2					1274			58	0