CF Geoff Taylor #55
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
CF GEOFF TAYLOR #55 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 592 157 22 4 9 56 44 66 .265 .316 .361 17 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 HOU Win, 1-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 HOU Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ MIN Win, 3-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1974 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ STL Win, 8-1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/25/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ STL Win, 8-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 MIN Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1974 MIN Loss, 2-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/16/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$39,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 138 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 10th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 592 157 22 4 9 56 84 44 66 .265 .316 .361 .678 .303 .096 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 664 2 1 0 9 22 4 214 35 17 13 56.7 67.6 3.78 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   170 43 4 2 3 18 29 14 20 2 6 1 .253 .310 .353 .663
Versus Right   422 114 18 2 6 38 55 30 46 2 16 1 .270 .319 .365 .684
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   81 26 4 0 1 9 11 6 6 1 1 0 .321 .364 .407 .771
May   98 25 3 1 2 8 13 11 11 0 4 1 .255 .336 .367 .704
June   96 18 2 2 1 6 7 7 11 1 4 0 .188 .240 .281 .522
July   115 36 5 0 2 11 19 6 9 1 3 0 .313 .344 .409 .753
August   106 32 6 1 3 18 18 6 16 0 5 1 .302 .345 .462 .807
September   89 19 1 0 0 3 15 8 13 0 5 0 .213 .278 .225 .503
October   7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .125 .286 .411
Spring Training   36 13 4 0 1 3 6 2 4 0 0 1 .361 .410 .556 .966
Last Year   440 114 19 2 9 47 63 27 37 5 10 1 .259 .300 .373 .673
2 Years Ago   554 129 18 1 5 60 63 38 71 5 25 0 .233 .280 .296 .576
Career   1683 420 64 9 23 172 213 115 189 15 59 3 .250 .296 .339 .636
Home   289 75 11 3 4 25 42 18 29 1 15 1 .260 .304 .360 .664
Road   303 82 11 1 5 31 42 26 37 3 7 1 .271 .327 .363 .690
Grass   592 157 22 4 9 56 84 44 66 4 22 2 .265 .316 .361 .678
Day   164 42 8 0 1 14 16 10 19 2 9 1 .256 .299 .323 .623
Night   428 115 14 4 8 42 68 34 47 2 13 1 .269 .323 .376 .699
As Starter   585 156 22 4 9 56 84 44 66 4 22 2 .267 .318 .364 .682
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   129 34 3 0 2 8 20 11 12 1 3 1 .264 .324 .333 .657
Inning 1-3   231 66 9 2 4 26 38 21 20 2 12 1 .286 .345 .394 .739
Inning 4-6   186 49 9 2 3 21 23 10 27 1 7 0 .263 .299 .382 .681
Inning 7-9   169 41 3 0 2 9 22 13 19 1 2 1 .243 .299 .296 .595
Extra Innings   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
0 Outs   197 48 7 1 5 19 41 10 23 2 17 1 .244 .281 .365 .646
1 Outs   217 62 9 2 2 14 32 20 21 2 5 1 .286 .346 .373 .719
2 Outs   178 47 6 1 2 23 11 14 22 0 0 0 .264 .318 .343 .660
Scoring Position   146 41 7 0 3 45 18 10 15 4 22 1 .281 .323 .390 .713
Bases Empty   333 88 12 2 4 4 48 24 40 0 0 0 .264 .314 .348 .662
Runner on 1st   113 28 3 2 2 7 18 10 11 0 0 1 .248 .315 .363 .677
Runner on 2nd   54 14 3 0 1 10 7 3 5 0 20 0 .259 .298 .370 .669
Runner on 3rd   22 9 2 0 1 15 4 1 3 2 0 1 .409 .423 .636 1.059
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 12 1 0 1 9 4 1 3 0 2 0 .293 .310 .390 .700
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 .200 .235 .200 .435
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
Two Strikes   241 52 9 2 4 21 34 19 66 1 0 2 .216 .278 .320 .597
First Pitch   99 34 8 1 2 12 14 1 0 1 10 0 .343 .347 .505 .852
Count 0-1   56 14 2 1 0 3 7 0 0 1 3 0 .250 .246 .321 .567
Count 0-2   42 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 1-0   51 16 1 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .314 .392 .706
Count 1-1   62 14 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 1 4 0 .226 .222 .323 .545
Count 1-2   85 19 2 1 2 5 11 0 27 0 0 1 .224 .233 .341 .574
Count 2-0   20 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   48 15 2 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 2 0 .312 .312 .354 .667
Count 2-2   77 15 7 1 1 8 9 0 14 0 0 1 .195 .205 .351 .556
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   14 6 0 0 0 1 7 12 0 0 1 0 .429 .692 .429 1.121
Full Count   37 10 0 0 1 6 12 19 9 1 0 0 .270 .509 .351 .860
Behind in Count   183 41 4 2 2 10 20 0 43 1 3 1 .224 .227 .301 .528
Ahead in Count   134 43 3 0 1 13 26 24 0 0 5 0 .321 .424 .366 .790
Batting Leadoff   18 7 1 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 .389 .476 .611 1.087
Batting 2nd   567 149 21 4 8 54 80 41 65 4 21 2 .263 .313 .356 .669
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   259 71 9 2 2 7 33 21 28 1 0 0 .274 .327 .347 .675
Medium Leverage   230 60 7 2 6 29 35 16 31 2 14 2 .261 .312 .387 .699
High Leverage   102 26 6 0 1 20 16 7 7 1 8 0 .255 .300 .343 .643
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Detroit - FABL 25 28 97 20 5 2 0 9 3 6 0 1 15 0 3 .206 .250 .299 .549 58 60 -0.4
1972 Detroit - FABL 26 152 554 129 18 1 5 60 63 38 0 5 71 9 6 .233 .280 .296 .576 72 69 -1.2
1973 Detroit - FABL 27 112 440 114 19 2 9 47 63 27 1 5 37 11 3 .259 .300 .373 .673 87 85 0.8
1974 Detroit - FABL 28 155 592 157 22 4 9 56 84 44 2 4 66 17 13 .265 .316 .361 .678 91 95 0.5
Total FABL 447 1683 420 64 9 23 172 213 115 3 15 189 37 25 .250 .296 .339 .636 82 82 -0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Atlanta - AAA 23 90 342 118 20 5 7 41 87 73 0 2 24 18 9 .345 .458 .494 .952 145 147 3.1
1970 Atlanta - AAA 24 138 538 161 34 9 10 73 106 90 1 7 54 29 13 .299 .396 .452 .848 126 132 4.8
1971 Akron - AA 25 21 76 24 6 1 2 15 26 28 0 1 8 3 1 .316 .495 .500 .995 162 172 1.1
1971 Atlanta - AAA 25 89 349 116 20 3 3 61 59 51 0 3 38 9 7 .332 .414 .433 .847 130 140 3.0
1972 Atlanta - AAA 26 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 124 154 0.0
1973 Akron - AA 27 22 86 31 8 3 2 14 21 16 0 1 5 5 1 .360 .456 .593 1.049 187 181 1.5
1973 Atlanta - AAA 27 14 52 15 2 1 1 8 6 6 0 2 3 4 1 .288 .350 .423 .773 115 121 0.5
Total EA 43 162 55 14 4 4 29 47 44 0 2 13 8 2 .340 .476 .549 1.025 175 177
Total UL 333 1287 412 76 18 21 183 260 222 1 14 119 60 30 .320 .417 .456 .873 132 138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Atlanta - AAA CF 79 78 199 11 0 217 7 .968 685.2 2.76 -5.5 .978
1969 Atlanta - AAA RF 6 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 -1.0 .866
1970 Atlanta - AAA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.2 1.019
1970 Atlanta - AAA CF 132 131 313 19 0 339 7 .979 1133.2 2.64 +0.6 .996
1970 Atlanta - AAA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.000
1971 Detroit - MLB LF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 15.0 4.20 +0.3 1.008
1971 Atlanta - AAA LF 66 64 100 1 0 101 0 1.000 575.1 1.58 +2.6 1.049
1971 Akron - AA LF 20 20 35 0 0 37 2 .946 172.0 1.83 -0.2 .983
1971 Detroit - MLB CF 26 24 61 2 0 64 1 .984 206.0 2.75 -1.2 .966
1971 Atlanta - AAA CF 17 11 30 2 0 34 2 .941 121.1 2.37 -0.7 .978
1971 Akron - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.025
1971 Atlanta - AAA RF 8 8 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 68.0 0.93 -0.4 .930
1972 Detroit - MLB LF 17 16 17 0 0 19 2 .895 128.0 1.20 -1.7 .942
1972 Atlanta - AAA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 -0.3 1.029
1972 Detroit - MLB CF 140 133 341 19 0 373 13 .965 1173.0 2.76 -10.9 .925
1973 Detroit - MLB LF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.1 .998
1973 Atlanta - AAA LF 5 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 42.0 2.36 +0.5 1.027
1973 Akron - AA LF 6 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 43.0 3.14 +1.7 1.099
1973 Detroit - MLB CF 106 105 279 11 0 299 9 .970 913.2 2.86 -2.4 .982
1973 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Atlanta - AAA RF 9 9 20 1 1 22 1 .955 80.0 2.36 +1.0 1.085
1973 Akron - AA RF 18 18 31 0 0 32 1 .969 150.0 1.86 +0.8 1.069
1974 Detroit - MLB CF 147 146 412 19 0 440 9 .980 1257.2 3.08 -14.8 .962
1974 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Detroit - MLB LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.7 1.991
TOTAL LF 127 118 192 1 0 198 5 .975 1037.1 1.67 +3.2 1.032
TOTAL CF 648 629 1636 83 0 1767 48 .973 5500.0 2.81 -34.8 .966
TOTAL RF 44 41 70 1 1 73 2 .973 353.0 1.81 +0.5 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of college (Oklahoma Bible College; Bartlesville, OK) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
08/01/1969 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
09/25/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Atlanta Aces!
04/10/1970 Named the #17 prospect in the FABL
05/20/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Columbus Titans, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
04/05/1971 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
06/08/1971 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/03/1971 Named the #91 prospect in the FABL
10/16/1971 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
03/30/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/31/1972 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
05/06/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Erie Cannons, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
09/24/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1974 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1972 25 3
1974 22 3
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