1B Howie Taylor #27
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
1B HOWIE TAYLOR #27 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/12/1937
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 14th Pick in Round 4
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
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
1956 Jackson - R 18 46 126 29 4 1 2 24 14 33 3 2 35 7 7 .230 .396 .325 .722 106 115 0.8
1957 Jackson - R 19 62 206 47 5 2 2 20 37 54 6 0 47 14 10 .228 .402 .301 .703 92 110 1.4
1958 Jackson - R 20 21 85 23 2 3 1 7 17 16 0 0 14 5 2 .271 .386 .400 .786 102 105 0.2
1958 Spokane - A 20 51 208 46 10 0 2 17 21 9 2 0 46 4 0 .221 .260 .298 .558 61 55 -0.2
1959 Jackson - R 21 37 128 36 8 0 1 19 22 31 1 3 20 4 5 .281 .417 .367 .784 98 104 0.5
1959 Spokane - A 21 62 255 84 13 2 7 32 35 9 3 0 51 6 5 .329 .360 .478 .838 136 141 1.9
1960 Fresno - A 22 27 109 29 7 1 2 10 10 3 1 1 21 1 1 .266 .289 .404 .693 94 95 0.3
1960 Savannah - A 22 56 214 52 12 3 7 19 29 36 3 1 47 8 3 .243 .358 .425 .784 94 94 0.8
1960 Total - A 22 83 323 81 19 4 9 29 39 39 4 2 68 9 4 .251 .337 .418 .755 94 94 1.1
1960 Wilmington - A 22 29 100 21 0 1 0 7 9 22 3 1 23 5 0 .210 .365 .230 .595 65 86 0.3
1960 Albany - A 22 23 77 13 1 3 0 4 7 13 1 0 16 2 1 .169 .297 .260 .556 64 69 0.0
1960 Total - A 22 52 177 34 1 4 0 11 16 35 4 1 39 7 1 .192 .336 .243 .579 65 79 0.3
1960 Toledo - AAA 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.1
1961 Fresno - A 23 31 122 34 4 0 7 18 18 2 1 0 22 2 1 .279 .296 .484 .780 119 126 0.4
1961 Albany - A 23 54 185 36 3 2 5 21 23 26 2 1 39 2 1 .195 .299 .314 .613 88 89 -0.4
1961 Allentown - A 23 19 33 11 0 1 1 4 8 5 0 0 8 0 0 .333 .421 .485 .906 169 165 0.4
1961 Total - A 23 73 218 47 3 3 6 25 31 31 2 1 47 2 1 .216 .317 .339 .657 100 101 -0.0
1961 New Orleans - AA 23 23 74 15 4 0 3 13 10 8 0 0 22 0 0 .203 .280 .378 .659 82 79 0.2
1962 Worcester - AA 24 127 387 87 13 7 14 54 56 62 5 7 100 5 7 .225 .334 .403 .737 111 109 2.2
1963 Worcester - AA 25 121 329 87 15 8 13 50 47 47 3 5 75 6 6 .264 .357 .477 .834 141 141 2.7
1964 Springfield - A 26 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476 33 45 -0.1
1964 Worcester - AA 26 75 238 58 11 5 6 23 31 29 2 3 60 4 2 .244 .327 .408 .735 108 105 0.7
1964 Columbus - AAA 26 29 70 17 2 1 2 8 7 7 0 0 12 1 2 .243 .312 .386 .697 95 98 0.2
1965 Worcester - AA 27 46 125 27 4 1 2 13 18 25 1 2 34 3 3 .216 .346 .312 .658 91 97 0.2
1965 Columbus - AAA 27 52 79 17 3 1 6 18 11 6 1 2 13 3 0 .215 .273 .506 .779 120 119 0.4
1966 Springfield - A 28 88 312 79 14 3 12 44 49 67 3 2 98 2 2 .253 .388 .433 .821 134 137 1.9
1966 Worcester - AA 28 47 163 39 6 1 3 25 19 26 0 1 42 2 5 .239 .342 .344 .686 88 86 -0.2
1967 Springfield - A 29 47 157 38 5 1 6 17 20 23 0 1 38 1 2 .242 .337 .401 .738 113 105 -0.0
1967 Worcester - AA 29 78 262 69 11 3 4 22 43 68 1 2 61 9 3 .263 .414 .374 .788 141 127 1.7
1968 Arlington - A 30 20 52 14 2 1 2 14 6 11 0 0 9 1 4 .269 .397 .462 .858 159 135 0.2
1968 Springfield - A 30 84 219 61 9 1 5 28 29 44 0 2 47 3 6 .279 .396 .397 .793 126 111 0.7
1968 Worcester - AA 30 11 38 12 2 2 1 5 9 11 0 0 16 0 2 .316 .469 .553 1.022 197 172 0.3
1969 Stockton - A 31 23 51 17 3 0 2 7 14 11 1 0 13 3 1 .333 .460 .510 .970 155 137 0.5
1969 Madison - A 31 25 41 10 3 0 1 4 7 12 1 0 9 0 1 .244 .426 .390 .816 150 124 0.2
1970 Stockton - A 32 5 9 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121 206 214 0.2
1970 Modesto - A 32 36 82 20 7 0 0 6 17 21 0 1 21 6 0 .244 .394 .329 .723 92 80 -0.1
1970 Total - A 32 41 91 23 7 0 1 7 19 23 0 1 24 6 0 .253 .400 .363 .763 103 93 0.1
1970 Jersey City - A 32 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .231 .000 .231 -36 -55 -0.3
1970 Dubuque - A 32 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .421 .214 .635 83 37 -0.1
1970 Madison - A 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 -21 -0.1
1970 Total - A 32 13 28 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 8 0 0 .107 .324 .107 .431 25 -3 -0.5
1971 Jersey City - A 33 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 43 34 -0.0
1972 Salem - A 34 10 27 6 0 0 4 8 7 7 1 0 10 0 0 .222 .400 .667 1.067 181 183 0.3
1972 Scranton - A 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
Total DIX 23 74 15 4 0 3 13 10 8 0 0 22 0 0 .203 .280 .378 .659 82 79
Total EA 505 1542 379 62 27 43 192 223 268 12 20 388 29 28 .246 .358 .405 .762 121 117
Total HL 35 59 13 3 0 1 4 8 18 1 0 14 0 1 .220 .410 .322 .732 122 93
Total UL 81 149 34 5 2 8 26 18 13 1 2 25 4 2 .228 .291 .450 .741 108 109
Total MAL 352 1106 261 32 12 29 125 147 205 9 7 274 15 12 .236 .358 .365 .723 109 108
Total SEL 76 266 66 14 4 9 33 35 47 3 1 56 9 7 .248 .366 .432 .798 107 102
Total COW 245 863 239 44 3 25 99 124 64 9 2 187 22 8 .277 .333 .422 .754 110 109
Total GSL 166 545 135 19 6 6 70 90 134 10 5 116 30 24 .248 .402 .338 .740 98 109
Total CL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Jackson - R RF 37 35 82 0 0 84 2 .976 308.2 2.39 +2.7 .954
1957 Jackson - R RF 60 60 125 1 0 127 1 .992 492.0 2.30 +6.8 1.079
1958 Spokane - A CF 7 7 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 68.1 3.16 -3.6 .821
1958 Jackson - R CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .954
1958 Spokane - A RF 43 42 94 3 0 98 1 .990 377.1 2.31 +4.6 1.080
1958 Jackson - R RF 19 19 30 2 0 33 1 .970 162.0 1.78 -1.4 .940
1959 Spokane - A LF 28 28 34 0 0 35 1 .971 236.0 1.30 -1.3 .984
1959 Jackson - R LF 18 18 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 156.0 2.13 +2.7 1.165
1959 Jackson - R CF 6 5 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 39.0 4.15 -1.5 .894
1959 Spokane - A RF 36 33 65 3 0 69 1 .986 302.2 2.02 +1.2 1.035
1959 Jackson - R RF 11 9 21 1 1 23 1 .957 81.0 2.44 +1.0 1.114
1960 Wilmington - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Albany - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.007
1960 Toledo - AAA RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1960 Wilmington - A RF 28 27 48 6 1 56 2 .964 231.0 2.10 +0.1 1.026
1960 Albany - A RF 21 20 31 3 0 34 0 1.000 174.2 1.75 +0.8 .981
1960 Savannah - A RF 55 54 122 8 1 130 0 1.000 464.2 2.52 +3.8 1.021
1960 Fresno - A RF 26 26 39 4 0 45 2 .956 234.0 1.65 +0.9 1.047
1961 New Orleans - AA LF 19 19 45 0 0 46 1 .978 157.1 2.57 +1.2 1.077
1961 Allentown - A LF 6 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 49.0 2.02 +0.0 .959
1961 Albany - A LF 51 51 64 0 0 65 1 .985 421.2 1.37 -5.1 .917
1961 Fresno - A LF 27 26 42 0 0 44 2 .955 236.1 1.60 -2.9 .902
1961 New Orleans - AA CF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.2 1.90 +0.4 1.024
1961 Fresno - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 New Orleans - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Albany - A RF 8 2 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 34.0 1.85 -1.1 .834
1961 Allentown - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Fresno - A RF 4 3 6 0 0 7 1 .857 29.0 1.86 -0.1 1.193
1962 Worcester - AA LF 26 23 50 1 0 51 0 1.000 204.2 2.24 +0.7 1.021
1962 Worcester - AA RF 85 82 176 5 1 183 2 .989 723.1 2.25 +6.1 1.031
1963 Worcester - AA LF 69 65 104 5 1 111 2 .982 548.1 1.79 -0.3 .990
1963 Worcester - AA CF 6 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 52.2 2.39 -0.7 .925
1963 Worcester - AA RF 12 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 84.1 1.81 +1.6 1.119
1964 Columbus - AAA LF 5 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.5 1.337
1964 Worcester - AA LF 22 22 42 0 0 43 1 .977 205.0 1.84 -1.1 .983
1964 Columbus - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Worcester - AA CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 28.2 2.83 -0.1 1.022
1964 Springfield - A CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.3 .862
1964 Columbus - AAA RF 18 13 25 4 0 29 0 1.000 123.1 2.12 +0.7 1.016
1964 Worcester - AA RF 38 33 62 6 0 69 1 .986 310.2 1.97 -1.1 .981
1964 Springfield - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Columbus - AAA LF 12 6 12 1 0 14 1 .929 63.0 1.86 -1.4 .863
1965 Worcester - AA LF 7 5 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 43.2 1.65 +0.3 1.033
1965 Columbus - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Worcester - AA CF 5 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 42.0 3.00 -0.5 1.030
1965 Columbus - AAA RF 12 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 66.1 2.44 +0.3 1.010
1965 Worcester - AA RF 30 23 44 4 0 48 0 1.000 211.1 2.04 -1.5 .980
1966 Worcester - AA 1B 37 37 252 17 25 272 3 .989 309.1 7.83 -0.5 .991
1966 Springfield - A 1B 82 82 574 42 41 626 10 .984 694.1 7.98 -2.7 .966
1966 Worcester - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1966 Springfield - A LF 6 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.2 0.94 -1.4 .518
1966 Worcester - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.012
1966 Worcester - AA RF 8 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 48.2 1.85 -0.5 .905
1966 Springfield - A RF 12 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 13.2 3.29 +0.6 1.044
1967 Worcester - AA 1B 56 55 477 26 52 504 1 .998 477.2 9.48 -0.1 1.014
1967 Springfield - A 1B 26 26 214 13 29 229 2 .991 224.0 9.12 -2.0 .954
1967 Worcester - AA LF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.1 1.03 +0.0 1.020
1967 Springfield - A LF 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.9 .507
1967 Worcester - AA RF 19 16 32 4 0 37 1 .973 144.1 2.24 -1.4 .903
1967 Springfield - A RF 16 13 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 122.0 1.48 -0.9 .975
1968 Worcester - AA 1B 10 10 87 8 8 95 0 1.000 83.2 10.22 -0.7 .996
1968 Springfield - A 1B 53 50 398 33 58 434 3 .993 446.0 8.70 -0.0 .996
1968 Arlington - A 1B 6 6 35 5 6 41 1 .976 49.0 7.35 -1.0 .959
1968 Springfield - A LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.0 1.030
1968 Arlington - A LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.6 1.047
1968 Worcester - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1968 Springfield - A RF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 +0.1 1.027
1968 Arlington - A RF 5 4 10 1 0 12 1 .917 35.0 2.83 +0.5 1.053
1969 Stockton - A 1B 2 2 18 1 3 19 0 1.000 15.0 11.40 +0.2 1.053
1969 Madison - A LF 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.2 1.045
1969 Madison - A RF 7 6 12 0 0 13 1 .923 54.0 2.00 -0.4 .957
1969 Stockton - A RF 9 9 10 0 0 12 2 .833 70.0 1.29 +0.4 1.050
1970 Modesto - A 1B 3 1 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 10.0 10.80 +0.1 1.042
1970 Madison - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 10.0 0.90 -0.5 .513
1970 Jersey City - A LF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 -0.3 1.025
1970 Modesto - A LF 7 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 53.0 1.19 -0.5 .911
1970 Dubuque - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 -0.3 .867
1970 Jersey City - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.9 .524
1970 Stockton - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.1 1.051
1970 Modesto - A RF 12 11 7 1 0 9 1 .889 99.0 0.73 -2.3 .735
1971 Jersey City - A LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.019
1971 Jersey City - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Salem - A 1B 5 5 31 3 5 35 1 .971 45.0 6.80 -0.5 .875
1972 Salem - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 -0.3 1.016
1972 Salem - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.043
TOTAL 1B 280 274 2098 148 228 2267 21 .991 2354.0 8.59 -7.2 .985
TOTAL LF 326 297 483 10 1 504 11 .978 2580.0 1.72 -9.6 .983
TOTAL CF 36 34 94 0 0 94 0 1.000 288.1 2.93 -6.2 .916
TOTAL RF 648 571 1127 59 4 1207 21 .983 5091.1 2.10 +20.4 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Washington; Los Angeles, CA) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick).
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
04/14/1958 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1958 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1958 Named the #69 prospect in the FABL
04/09/1959 Named the #64 prospect in the FABL
04/28/1959 Goes 5-6 against the Bakersfield Bears, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
10/27/1959 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Cleveland Foresters, along with RF Paul Williams, in exchange for 1B Norm Smith, RP Hank Cook, CF Mike Whisman, SP Pat Simon, and 2B Sam Peterson.
07/26/1960 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the New York Gothams, along with SP Les Freedman, C Chubby Smith, and SP Chuck Ayres, in exchange for CF Earl Howe.
05/22/1961 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/26/1961 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with SP Jorge Arellano and $46,400, in exchange for 2B Joe Anderson, C Johnny Nelson, SP Charlie Walker, and CF Glenn Johnson.
12/18/1961 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Boston Minutemen, along with RP Fred McKnight, in exchange for LF Del Filo and $12,000.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/16/1966 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
04/10/1969 Released by the Boston organization.
06/10/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
07/21/1969 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/04/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
09/28/1969 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
03/06/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Kings organization.
03/20/1970 Released by the Seattle organization.
04/08/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
04/10/1970 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
05/03/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
06/01/1970 Released by the Dallas organization.
06/11/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
06/18/1970 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/05/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
07/06/1970 Released by the Los Angeles Suns.
07/20/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Arrows organization.
09/22/1970 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
09/24/1970 Wins the 1970 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Stockton Suns!
08/10/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Arrows organization.
08/11/1971 Released by the Milwaukee Arrows.
08/29/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Arrows organization.
09/01/1971 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
10/02/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Arrows organization.
04/05/1972 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
05/17/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
06/05/1972 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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