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Sammy Taylor

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: February 27, 1933 in Woodruff, SC us

Died: October 8, 2019 in Woodruff, SC

Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

High School: Woodruff HS (Woodruff, SC)

Debut: April 20, 1958 (Age 25-052d, 11,531st in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1963 (Age 30-160d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Samuel Douglas Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

1263

309

.245

127

RBI

147

OBP

.313

SLG

.375

OPS

.688

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-23 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	38 (20-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
C FernÃ¡ndez	2
C Cook	2
C Neal	1
M Alvis	1
D Snider	1
R Kanehl	0
E Kranepool	0

Most Driven In By
J Adcock	1
C Neal	1
T Harkness	1
J Piersall	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	445	43 (42)	May 25	NYM	@	STL	L,3-6	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			8	2.81	0.039	1.31	0.01%	0.24	PH
2	446	47 (3)	May 30 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,0-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
3	447	49 (1)	May 31	NYM		PIT	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.01	0.049	.25	0.01%	0.24	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	448	50	Jun 1	NYM		PIT	L,1-10	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	8	.10	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-0.05	PH C
5	449	51	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,2-1	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	1.45	-0.020	.19	0.00%	-0.28	PH C
6	450	52	Jun 2 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.429	.250	.679	9	3.73	0.003	.60	0.00%	0.10	PH
7	451	53	Jun 4	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.375	.200	.575	8	4.45	-0.186	1.02	-0.03%	-0.46	PH
8	452	54	Jun 5	NYM		MLN	L,9-11	5-10	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.455	.375	.830	9	1.44	-0.070	.27	-0.01%	1.55	PH C
9	453	56 (1)	Jun 8	NYM		STL	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.333	.750	9	.27	-0.007	.05	0.00%	-0.14	PH C
10	454	60 (3)	Jun 11	NYM		CIN	L,3-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.385	.300	.685	7	.14	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.20	C
11	455	62 (1)	Jun 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,10-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.429	.364	.792	9	.10	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.65	PH
12	456	64 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-11	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	8	1.35	-0.037	.16	0.00%	-0.20	PH
13	457	65	Jun 16 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-10	4-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.444	.357	.802	8	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	1.30	C
14	458	66	Jun 17	NYM	@	STL	L,1-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.421	.333	.754	2	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
15	459	67	Jun 18	NYM	@	STL	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.400	.313	.713	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
16	460	68	Jun 19	NYM	@	STL	L,4-9	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.364	.278	.641	7	.23	-0.012	.02	0.00%	-0.32	C
17	461	70 (1)	Jun 22	NYM		PHI	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.391	.316	.707	9	2.42	0.100	.04	0.00%	0.36	PH
18	462	72 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.407	.409	.816	4	1.09	0.185	.03	0.00%	0.77	C
19	463	73	Jun 25	NYM		CHC	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.400	.400	.800	4	.97	-0.005	.03	0.00%	-0.13	C
20	464	74	Jun 26	NYM		CHC	W,8-6	CG(14)	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.351	.323	.674	5	2.16	-0.245	.04	0.00%	-1.48	C
21	465	75	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.368	.344	.712	7	.82	0.045	.02	0.00%	0.24	PH
22	466	77 (1)	Jun 30	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.257	.341	.314	.656	6	1.42	-0.123	.01	0.00%	-0.80	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds
23	467	80	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.318	.289	.608	6	.91	-0.061	2.99	-0.12%	-0.64	C
24	468	98 (17)	Jul 21	CIN		SFG	L,5-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.304	.275	.579	7	.09	-0.005	.11	0.00%	-0.50	C
25	469	103 (4)	Jul 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.298	.268	.566	9	2.73	-0.066	4.23	-0.06%	-0.20	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians
26	470	109	Aug 2	CLE	@	DET	L,9-10	2-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.294	.267	.561	6	2.09	-0.187	.07	0.00%	-0.12	C
27	471	110	Aug 3	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.309	.286	.595	7	1.01	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.09	C
28	472	112 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.304	.280	.584	9	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
29	473	113	Aug 6	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.298	.275	.573	9	.85	-0.021	.02	0.00%	-0.21	PH
							6-23		57	51	4	12	0	1	0	7	5	1	11	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.235	.298	.275	.573		1.22	-0.634	.33	-0.21%	-1.28

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