SS Billy Taylor #18
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/08/1975
SS BILLY TAYLOR #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 257 62 8 2 7 21 35 49 .241 .331 .370 19 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 MIL Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ NYI Loss, 3-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1975 @ NYI Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ MIL Win, 17-9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ MIL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 NYI Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1975 @ TOR Win, 15-5 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
09/15/1975 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1975 @ CIN Win, 6-5 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/11/1975 @ CLE Loss, 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 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, 130 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 155 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 103 257 62 8 2 7 21 37 35 49 .241 .331 .370 .701 .313 .128 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 297 0 5 0 8 4 1 95 17 19 7 73.1 31.8 4.00 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 22 4 1 1 5 13 12 11 0 2 0 .275 .370 .388 .757
Versus Right   177 40 4 1 6 16 24 23 38 1 2 0 .226 .313 .362 .675
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   51 12 2 0 1 1 9 3 8 0 1 0 .235 .278 .333 .611
September   35 9 0 1 0 4 3 6 5 0 0 0 .257 .366 .314 .680
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   587 140 21 5 17 51 74 81 110 5 7 0 .239 .328 .378 .707
Home   127 35 3 1 4 10 18 22 27 0 1 0 .276 .383 .409 .792
Road   130 27 5 1 3 11 19 13 22 1 3 0 .208 .278 .331 .609
Grass   100 23 3 1 3 10 15 10 18 1 3 0 .230 .297 .370 .667
Turf   157 39 5 1 4 11 22 25 31 0 1 0 .248 .352 .369 .721
Day   82 15 3 0 1 5 9 13 19 0 1 0 .183 .295 .256 .551
Night   175 47 5 2 6 16 28 22 30 1 3 0 .269 .348 .423 .771
As Starter   218 51 7 1 6 19 31 34 41 1 4 0 .234 .336 .358 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   39 11 1 1 1 2 6 1 8 0 0 0 .282 .300 .436 .736
Pinch Hitting   31 8 1 1 1 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 .258 .281 .452 .733
Close/Late   72 19 5 1 5 12 13 8 14 0 0 0 .264 .338 .569 .907
Inning 1-3   64 14 2 0 1 4 11 12 16 0 2 0 .219 .342 .297 .639
Inning 4-6   86 21 1 0 1 4 9 9 14 1 2 0 .244 .312 .291 .603
Inning 7-9   101 25 5 2 5 12 16 14 18 0 0 0 .248 .339 .485 .824
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   86 19 4 0 1 3 11 8 22 0 3 0 .221 .287 .302 .590
1 Outs   90 23 3 1 2 3 16 12 14 1 1 0 .256 .340 .378 .718
2 Outs   81 20 1 1 4 15 10 15 13 0 0 0 .247 .365 .432 .797
Scoring Position   64 11 0 0 2 15 10 14 16 1 4 0 .172 .316 .266 .582
Bases Empty   150 43 8 1 5 5 24 15 19 0 0 0 .287 .352 .453 .805
Runner on 1st   43 8 0 1 0 1 3 6 14 0 0 0 .186 .286 .233 .518
Runner on 2nd   23 5 0 0 1 5 3 5 7 0 2 0 .217 .357 .348 .705
Runner on 3rd   10 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .000 .231 .000 .231
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   12 1 0 0 1 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 .083 .267 .333 .600
Two Strikes   138 22 4 2 3 5 13 13 49 0 0 0 .159 .232 .283 .514
First Pitch   29 11 2 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 2 0 .379 .455 .448 .903
Count 0-1   27 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .370 .593
Count 0-2   16 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 .125 .125 .438 .562
Count 1-0   19 8 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .895 1.316
Count 1-1   21 8 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 .381 .409 .381 .790
Count 1-2   49 5 0 1 1 3 2 0 22 0 0 0 .102 .102 .204 .306
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Count 2-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   34 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .118 .118 .235 .353
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 .600 1.350
Full Count   39 11 3 0 0 0 8 13 11 0 0 0 .282 .462 .359 .821
Behind in Count   92 13 1 2 3 6 7 0 31 0 0 0 .141 .141 .293 .435
Ahead in Count   42 15 1 0 3 12 10 17 0 1 0 0 .357 .533 .595 1.129
Batting Leadoff   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   12 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
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   12 5 2 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .833 1.333
Batting 6th   92 19 3 0 2 5 11 13 20 1 2 0 .207 .302 .304 .606
Batting 7th   95 21 1 1 2 8 9 17 15 0 1 0 .221 .339 .316 .655
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   27 9 0 1 1 2 6 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .357 .519 .876
Low Leverage   104 29 3 0 2 4 15 15 12 0 0 0 .279 .370 .365 .735
Medium Leverage   106 24 2 1 4 12 14 10 26 0 3 0 .226 .293 .377 .670
High Leverage   45 8 3 0 1 5 7 10 11 1 1 0 .178 .321 .311 .633
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 25 103 257 62 8 2 7 21 37 35 0 1 49 19 7 .241 .331 .370 .701 94 97 1.6
Total FABL 270 587 140 21 5 17 51 74 81 0 5 110 24 12 .239 .328 .378 .707 102 103 3.5
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 2 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.4 1.038
1975 Montreal - MLB SS 70 64 114 194 39 322 14 .957 570.0 4.86 +0.5 .994
TOTAL 2B 392 374 996 1119 318 2159 44 .980 3301.0 5.77 +34.3 1.069
TOTAL SS 268 229 428 711 148 1186 47 .960 2085.0 4.92 -3.7 1.002
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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