SS Billy Taylor #18
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/11/1975
SS BILLY TAYLOR #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 182 41 6 1 6 16 26 41 .225 .321 .368 17 0.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1975 SEA Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/04/1975 CIN Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/1975 @ CLE Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/30/1975 @ NYI Loss, 2-9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/29/1975 @ NYI Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1975 @ NYI Loss, 10-11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/26/1975 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
07/24/1975 CHC Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1975 CHC Win, 12-5 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
07/20/1975 DAL Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/22/1949
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 109 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 4th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 182 41 6 1 6 16 25 26 41 .225 .321 .368 .689 .301 .143 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 212 0 5 0 5 3 1 67 13 17 4 81.0 22.8 4.00 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 13 3 1 1 4 6 8 9 0 1 0 .241 .339 .389 .728
Versus Right   128 28 3 0 5 12 19 18 32 1 2 0 .219 .313 .359 .672
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   38 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 14 0 1 0 .158 .238 .184 .422
May   55 12 3 0 2 4 6 9 10 0 0 0 .218 .328 .382 .710
June   36 10 1 0 0 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 .278 .381 .306 .687
July   42 13 1 1 4 11 11 7 6 1 2 0 .310 .400 .667 1.067
August   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   53 17 1 3 2 6 7 5 3 0 1 0 .321 .379 .566 .945
Last Year   108 32 6 1 3 9 15 14 17 1 1 0 .296 .374 .454 .828
2 Years Ago   27 6 1 1 1 4 4 8 5 0 0 0 .222 .400 .444 .844
Career   512 119 19 4 16 46 62 72 102 5 6 0 .232 .324 .379 .703
Home   101 25 2 0 3 9 13 18 22 0 1 0 .248 .361 .356 .718
Road   81 16 4 1 3 7 12 8 19 1 2 0 .198 .267 .383 .649
Grass   62 14 2 1 3 7 10 7 15 1 2 0 .226 .300 .435 .735
Turf   120 27 4 0 3 9 15 19 26 0 1 0 .225 .331 .333 .664
Day   56 9 2 0 0 2 5 10 16 0 1 0 .161 .288 .196 .484
Night   126 32 4 1 6 14 20 16 25 1 2 0 .254 .336 .444 .780
As Starter   159 35 5 1 6 16 21 25 36 1 3 0 .220 .324 .377 .702
As Reliever / Substitution   23 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 .261 .292 .304 .596
Pinch Hitting   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
Close/Late   52 14 4 1 4 10 10 6 11 0 0 0 .269 .345 .615 .960
Inning 1-3   46 9 1 0 1 3 8 9 13 0 1 0 .196 .327 .283 .610
Inning 4-6   62 13 1 0 1 3 5 7 13 1 2 0 .210 .286 .274 .560
Inning 7-9   70 18 4 1 4 10 11 10 14 0 0 0 .257 .350 .514 .864
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   57 11 3 0 1 2 5 4 18 0 2 0 .193 .246 .298 .544
1 Outs   65 17 2 0 2 3 12 9 10 1 1 0 .262 .347 .385 .731
2 Outs   60 13 1 1 3 11 8 13 13 0 0 0 .217 .356 .417 .773
Scoring Position   43 6 0 0 2 11 7 11 12 1 3 0 .140 .309 .279 .588
Bases Empty   106 30 6 0 4 4 16 12 16 0 0 0 .283 .356 .453 .809
Runner on 1st   33 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 13 0 0 0 .152 .222 .212 .434
Runner on 2nd   18 4 0 0 1 4 2 5 6 0 2 0 .222 .391 .389 .780
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Two Strikes   106 14 2 1 2 4 7 10 41 0 0 0 .132 .207 .226 .433
First Pitch   20 8 2 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   17 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .471 .706
Count 0-2   12 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .083 .083 .333 .417
Count 1-0   12 5 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.167 1.583
Count 1-1   14 6 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 .429 .467 .429 .895
Count 1-2   40 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 18 0 0 0 .100 .100 .225 .325
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .087 .087 .130 .217
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .600 1.300
Full Count   31 7 1 0 0 0 4 10 11 0 0 0 .226 .415 .258 .673
Behind in Count   69 9 1 1 3 5 4 0 26 0 0 0 .130 .130 .304 .435
Ahead in Count   25 9 1 0 3 10 8 11 0 1 0 0 .360 .541 .760 1.301
Batting Leadoff   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   4 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.500 2.300
Batting 4th   11 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
Batting 5th   8 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .875 1.319
Batting 6th   80 15 3 0 2 5 7 11 20 1 2 0 .188 .283 .300 .583
Batting 7th   60 14 0 1 2 5 7 11 12 0 1 0 .233 .352 .367 .719
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   13 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Low Leverage   69 18 2 0 2 2 10 10 10 0 0 0 .261 .354 .377 .731
Medium Leverage   82 18 2 1 3 10 9 9 23 0 2 0 .220 .297 .378 .675
High Leverage   31 5 2 0 1 4 6 7 8 1 1 0 .161 .308 .323 .630
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
1970 Montreal - FABL 20 10 30 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 6 0 1 .133 .212 .167 .379 7 9 -0.3
1971 Montreal - FABL 21 31 73 14 2 0 2 6 6 10 0 0 9 0 0 .192 .289 .301 .591 74 78 0.1
1972 Montreal - FABL 22 58 92 22 3 1 4 11 8 11 0 3 24 3 2 .239 .311 .424 .735 119 109 0.5
1973 Montreal - FABL 23 22 27 6 1 1 1 4 4 8 0 0 5 0 2 .222 .400 .444 .844 142 141 0.4
1974 Montreal - FABL 24 46 108 32 6 1 3 9 15 14 0 1 17 2 0 .296 .374 .454 .828 141 145 1.2
1975 Montreal - FABL 25 71 182 41 6 1 6 16 25 26 0 1 41 17 4 .225 .321 .368 .689 90 89 0.8
Total FABL 238 512 119 19 4 16 46 62 72 0 5 102 22 9 .232 .324 .379 .703 102 101 2.8
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
1967 Dubuque - R 17 40 143 41 8 6 0 4 31 46 3 1 43 7 6 .287 .466 .427 .893 137 152 1.5
1967 Mobile - A 17 24 71 17 3 0 1 2 7 13 0 0 20 2 1 .239 .357 .324 .681 105 114 0.3
1968 Dubuque - R 18 47 168 41 7 3 2 17 22 49 2 1 44 10 6 .244 .418 .357 .775 107 120 2.3
1968 Mobile - A 18 39 141 43 12 2 0 13 18 26 4 1 26 5 5 .305 .424 .418 .843 148 147 1.5
1969 Evansville - A 19 25 85 18 7 1 1 8 14 22 0 1 22 4 3 .212 .370 .353 .723 119 118 1.0
1969 Nashville - AA 19 56 204 56 4 4 6 28 30 27 3 0 39 2 4 .275 .368 .422 .789 133 138 2.7
1969 Syracuse - AAA 19 71 278 73 7 4 3 32 49 57 5 3 32 1 2 .263 .394 .349 .743 90 101 1.7
1970 Syracuse - AAA 20 98 380 115 15 3 9 48 61 61 3 3 90 7 1 .303 .400 .429 .829 121 124 3.5
1971 Syracuse - AAA 21 8 31 10 1 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 4 0 0 .323 .462 .355 .816 123 131 0.3
1972 Syracuse - AAA 22 9 30 7 0 1 2 7 8 10 0 0 4 0 1 .233 .425 .500 .925 144 131 0.3
1973 Syracuse - AAA 23 80 276 83 16 2 17 56 50 58 1 2 57 6 2 .301 .421 .558 .979 171 167 4.6
Total DIX 56 204 56 4 4 6 28 30 27 3 0 39 2 4 .275 .368 .422 .789 133 138
Total HL 25 85 18 7 1 1 8 14 22 0 1 22 4 3 .212 .370 .353 .723 119 118
Total UL 266 995 288 39 10 31 143 173 194 9 8 187 14 6 .289 .407 .442 .849 127 130
Total SEL 63 212 60 15 2 1 15 25 39 4 1 46 7 6 .283 .402 .387 .789 134 136
Total UMVA 87 311 82 15 9 2 21 53 95 5 2 87 17 12 .264 .441 .389 .830 121 135
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Montreal - FABL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 216 389 0.1
1972 Montreal - FABL 22 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 201 211 0.0
Total FABL 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 206 270
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Mobile - A 2B 11 11 22 12 2 34 0 1.000 93.1 3.28 -2.2 .976
1967 Dubuque - R 2B 36 35 75 78 18 155 2 .987 294.0 4.68 -1.1 1.027
1967 Mobile - A SS 12 7 12 29 2 43 2 .953 71.1 5.17 +0.1 1.011
1967 Dubuque - R SS 6 5 7 10 1 17 0 1.000 45.0 3.40 -1.3 .923
1968 Mobile - A 2B 32 31 99 89 36 195 7 .964 279.1 6.06 +0.6 1.047
1968 Dubuque - R 2B 36 35 96 92 19 191 3 .984 314.1 5.38 +9.9 1.190
1968 Mobile - A SS 4 4 10 13 3 24 1 .958 35.0 5.91 -0.9 .912
1968 Dubuque - R SS 10 10 17 26 4 44 1 .977 87.2 4.41 +0.1 1.103
1969 Syracuse - AAA 2B 65 65 197 222 71 429 10 .977 574.2 6.56 +5.9 1.063
1969 Nashville - AA 2B 50 50 95 121 33 221 5 .977 407.2 4.77 +8.1 1.123
1969 Evansville - A 2B 22 22 70 79 25 154 5 .968 198.2 6.75 +3.2 1.043
1969 Syracuse - AAA SS 4 3 12 12 2 24 0 1.000 29.1 7.36 +0.7 1.081
1969 Nashville - AA SS 4 4 9 8 2 17 0 1.000 32.0 4.78 -0.2 .953
1969 Evansville - A SS 2 1 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 -0.4 1.071
1970 Montreal - MLB 2B 2 0 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.1 1.000
1970 Syracuse - AAA 2B 90 89 232 292 88 534 10 .981 792.2 5.95 +4.0 1.020
1970 Montreal - MLB SS 8 8 14 22 3 37 1 .973 64.0 5.06 -0.7 .965
1970 Syracuse - AAA SS 7 4 8 24 3 33 1 .970 43.0 6.70 +0.1 .975
1971 Montreal - MLB 2B 6 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 15.1 4.11 +0.0 1.001
1971 Montreal - MLB SS 18 18 34 51 14 86 1 .988 158.1 4.83 -0.6 .954
1971 Syracuse - AAA SS 8 8 18 22 6 42 2 .952 73.0 4.93 -0.4 1.015
1972 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.008
1972 Syracuse - AAA 2B 9 9 22 28 6 50 0 1.000 79.0 5.70 +0.8 1.078
1972 Montreal - MLB SS 20 15 19 52 10 76 5 .934 150.1 4.25 -1.0 .962
1973 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Syracuse - AAA 2B 29 26 82 92 16 176 2 .989 228.0 6.87 +4.4 1.143
1973 Montreal - MLB SS 9 4 6 30 7 36 0 1.000 45.1 7.15 +1.6 1.054
1973 Syracuse - AAA SS 51 49 103 131 27 249 15 .940 426.0 4.94 -0.5 1.038
1974 Montreal - MLB SS 35 25 43 83 23 130 4 .969 244.2 4.63 -0.7 .997
1975 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.4 1.040
1975 Montreal - MLB SS 54 48 83 141 31 237 13 .945 434.0 4.65 -1.9 .974
TOTAL 2B 391 374 996 1118 318 2158 44 .980 3300.0 5.77 +34.2 1.069
TOTAL SS 252 213 397 658 140 1101 46 .958 1949.0 4.87 -6.1 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Bellville; Bellville, TX) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
04/10/1968 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1968 Named the #64 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1968 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
03/21/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Montreal Saints development complex.
04/10/1969 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
05/05/1969 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
04/10/1970 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
05/25/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/1970 Wins the 1970 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
03/21/1971 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Montreal Saints development complex.
03/21/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Montreal Saints development complex.
03/22/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Montreal Saints development complex.
07/21/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/23/1973 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/13/1973 Wins the 1973 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
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