RF Yank Taylor #15
Age: 46 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF YANK TAYLOR #15 - AGE: 46 - 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:11/26/1927
Born in:Providence, RI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 11 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 9th Pick in Round 1
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
1950 Boston - FABL 22 83 294 84 17 2 7 45 35 30 1 3 16 0 1 .286 .351 .429 .779 111 114 1.3
1951 Boston - FABL 23 125 385 105 24 1 15 63 48 24 2 3 28 1 0 .273 .316 .457 .774 105 104 0.2
1952 Boston - FABL 24 99 233 63 9 1 9 33 24 17 2 3 10 0 1 .270 .322 .433 .755 121 119 0.9
1953 Boston - FABL 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -109 -0.0
1954 Boston - FABL 26 46 51 14 1 0 1 11 5 4 1 0 6 0 0 .275 .339 .353 .692 88 96 0.1
1955 Boston - FABL 27 77 177 42 5 1 7 35 19 13 0 2 22 0 0 .237 .286 .395 .682 78 71 -0.8
1956 Boston - FABL 28 53 70 18 1 1 6 13 11 0 2 1 9 0 0 .257 .274 .557 .831 125 125 0.4
1963 Detroit - FABL 35 26 23 10 1 0 1 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 .435 .500 .609 1.109 203 190 0.4
1964 Detroit - FABL 36 42 40 11 0 0 3 7 5 1 0 1 8 0 0 .275 .286 .500 .786 127 130 0.3
1965 Detroit - FABL 37 10 12 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -1 -7 -0.2
Total FABL 563 1286 349 58 6 49 211 156 90 10 13 104 1 2 .271 .321 .440 .761 108 107 2.7
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
1946 Hattiesburg - R 18 60 222 50 16 0 3 35 22 12 5 0 56 0 0 .225 .280 .338 .618 80 82 0.4
1947 Hattiesburg - R 19 62 234 70 25 0 9 46 36 12 3 5 36 0 0 .299 .335 .521 .856 125 124 1.6
1948 Camagüey - DL 20 42 141 29 6 1 4 14 9 17 0 0 17 0 1 .206 .291 .348 .639 64 59 -0.3
1948 Arlington - A 20 39 168 61 14 1 5 31 35 19 3 1 22 0 0 .363 .435 .548 .982 134 137 1.4
1948 Springfield - A 20 101 416 120 21 1 2 46 47 29 5 0 49 1 0 .288 .342 .358 .700 95 90 1.2
1949 Camagüey - DL 21 42 167 48 11 3 9 35 25 18 1 2 8 0 0 .287 .356 .551 .907 126 121 1.1
1949 Worcester - AA 21 113 470 156 32 3 10 70 66 29 4 6 45 1 0 .332 .371 .477 .848 124 129 3.6
1949 Columbus - AAA 21 22 87 28 4 1 3 14 13 6 1 2 9 0 0 .322 .365 .494 .859 167 180 1.2
1950 Columbus - AAA 22 60 247 75 21 7 11 41 38 20 1 3 27 0 0 .304 .354 .579 .933 154 156 2.6
1953 Worcester - AA 25 25 103 37 9 0 6 17 17 5 2 1 6 0 0 .359 .396 .621 1.018 177 172 1.2
1953 Columbus - AAA 25 79 247 81 19 0 17 53 50 15 3 0 23 0 0 .328 .374 .611 .985 141 141 1.5
1954 Columbus - AAA 26 41 157 43 7 0 10 32 17 3 3 0 16 0 0 .274 .301 .510 .810 113 115 0.2
1956 Columbus - AAA 28 17 57 11 2 1 4 12 8 4 3 0 8 0 0 .193 .281 .474 .755 100 94 -0.1
1957 Columbus - AAA 29 119 378 97 22 3 19 70 51 20 17 2 34 0 0 .257 .321 .481 .803 117 120 1.3
1958 Columbus - AAA 30 106 350 93 21 2 14 66 47 19 11 5 41 1 0 .266 .319 .457 .777 122 130 1.3
1959 Columbus - AAA 31 108 356 88 19 1 13 53 42 20 14 6 37 1 0 .247 .308 .416 .724 109 117 1.2
1960 Columbus - AAA 32 117 321 84 17 1 12 61 42 23 10 3 38 0 0 .262 .328 .433 .761 115 119 1.0
1961 Columbus - AAA 33 118 362 90 21 3 9 49 31 14 14 2 42 0 1 .249 .301 .398 .699 99 103 -0.1
1962 Columbus - AAA 34 132 474 125 26 3 24 67 74 33 25 3 48 2 1 .264 .342 .483 .825 133 143 2.2
1965 Atlanta - AAA 37 28 71 19 4 0 1 7 9 3 4 0 13 0 0 .268 .333 .366 .700 98 101 0.1
Total EA 138 573 193 41 3 16 87 83 34 6 7 51 1 0 .337 .376 .503 .878 133 137
Total UL 947 3107 834 183 22 137 525 422 180 106 26 336 4 2 .268 .328 .474 .801 122 127
Total MAL 101 416 120 21 1 2 46 47 29 5 0 49 1 0 .288 .342 .358 .700 95 90
Total SEL 39 168 61 14 1 5 31 35 19 3 1 22 0 0 .363 .435 .548 .982 134 137
Total GSL 122 456 120 41 0 12 81 58 24 8 5 92 0 0 .263 .308 .432 .740 103 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Hattiesburg - R LF 60 60 90 2 0 94 2 .979 481.0 1.72 -4.9 .947
1946 Hattiesburg - R RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 -0.1 1.027
1947 Hattiesburg - R LF 62 62 98 3 0 107 6 .944 494.1 1.84 -3.8 .945
1947 Hattiesburg - R RF 8 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 -0.7 .875
1948 Springfield - A LF 101 99 216 3 0 224 5 .978 874.2 2.25 -3.2 .977
1948 Arlington - A LF 38 38 57 0 0 58 1 .983 314.0 1.63 -1.9 .941
1948 Springfield - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.019
1948 Arlington - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 1.020
1948 Camagüey - DL RF 42 42 100 4 0 111 7 .937 344.0 2.72 -3.1 .966
1949 Worcester - AA 1B 4 2 10 2 1 13 1 .923 13.0 8.31 -0.5 .768
1949 Camagüey - DL 1B 11 10 78 7 7 85 0 1.000 87.2 8.73 -0.5 1.025
1949 Columbus - AAA LF 21 21 42 3 3 47 2 .957 185.1 2.19 -1.2 .996
1949 Worcester - AA LF 109 109 272 10 5 292 10 .966 961.1 2.64 -0.6 .993
1949 Camagüey - DL LF 10 2 14 1 0 17 2 .882 37.0 3.65 +0.4 .995
1949 Camagüey - DL RF 31 30 61 3 1 68 4 .941 252.1 2.28 -1.7 1.011
1950 Boston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1950 Columbus - AAA 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1950 Columbus - AAA LF 59 57 140 2 2 145 3 .979 498.1 2.56 +1.4 1.000
1950 Columbus - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.010
1950 Boston - MLB RF 83 83 178 2 1 186 6 .968 672.0 2.41 -0.2 .982
1950 Columbus - AAA RF 1 1 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.2 1.012
1951 Boston - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Boston - MLB LF 19 8 18 0 0 20 2 .900 85.0 1.91 -1.4 .986
1951 Boston - MLB RF 95 93 144 4 0 151 3 .980 749.0 1.78 -8.5 .937
1952 Boston - MLB 1B 50 45 427 29 24 460 4 .991 393.2 10.43 +0.4 .989
1952 Boston - MLB LF 13 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 35.2 0.50 -1.2 .960
1952 Boston - MLB CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.7 .749
1952 Boston - MLB RF 6 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 -0.3 .985
1953 Boston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1953 Columbus - AAA 1B 32 32 286 12 27 300 2 .993 253.0 10.60 -0.1 .996
1953 Worcester - AA 1B 25 25 184 14 16 199 1 .995 208.1 8.55 +1.3 1.060
1953 Columbus - AAA SS 3 3 8 7 2 19 4 .789 28.0 4.82 -1.9 .603
1953 Columbus - AAA LF 33 18 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 176.1 1.94 -1.4 .937
1953 Worcester - AA LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 .966
1953 Columbus - AAA RF 6 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 42.0 2.36 +0.7 1.101
1953 Worcester - AA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Boston - MLB 1B 4 3 35 2 3 37 0 1.000 29.0 11.48 -0.3 1.033
1954 Columbus - AAA 1B 5 5 46 7 4 55 2 .964 39.0 12.23 -0.6 .878
1954 Columbus - AAA SS 10 10 18 32 5 62 12 .806 105.0 4.29 -5.0 .753
1954 Boston - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1954 Columbus - AAA LF 2 1 3 1 0 5 1 .800 10.1 3.48 +0.1 .984
1954 Boston - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Columbus - AAA RF 21 21 34 0 0 36 2 .944 182.1 1.68 -0.5 .986
1955 Boston - MLB 1B 3 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 10.0 9.00 +0.0 1.030
1955 Boston - MLB LF 42 41 65 3 1 74 6 .919 343.0 1.78 -5.2 .907
1956 Boston - MLB 1B 8 6 63 1 4 65 1 .985 57.0 10.11 -0.2 .930
1956 Columbus - AAA SS 3 3 5 13 4 18 0 1.000 27.2 5.86 +0.1 1.044
1956 Columbus - AAA LF 9 8 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 73.2 1.10 -1.6 .777
1956 Columbus - AAA RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 -0.6 .863
1957 Columbus - AAA 1B 13 13 90 5 9 96 1 .990 93.0 9.19 -0.3 .970
1957 Columbus - AAA SS 8 8 11 23 4 35 1 .971 70.0 4.37 -0.7 .967
1957 Columbus - AAA LF 14 12 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 104.0 2.08 -0.8 .972
1957 Columbus - AAA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.6 .523
1957 Columbus - AAA RF 73 58 115 4 0 120 1 .992 528.2 2.03 -4.3 .935
1958 Columbus - AAA 1B 5 5 36 0 5 37 1 .973 38.2 8.38 -0.7 .768
1958 Columbus - AAA LF 22 21 29 2 1 32 1 .969 172.0 1.62 -2.7 .937
1958 Columbus - AAA RF 72 60 94 5 0 101 2 .980 532.2 1.67 -6.8 .907
1959 Columbus - AAA 1B 3 2 18 2 1 20 0 1.000 17.2 10.19 +0.1 1.026
1959 Columbus - AAA SS 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.2 1.079
1959 Columbus - AAA LF 8 5 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 51.1 2.81 +0.3 1.003
1959 Columbus - AAA RF 82 79 173 10 4 186 3 .984 698.1 2.36 -6.8 .952
1960 Columbus - AAA 1B 20 20 155 10 15 166 1 .994 160.0 9.28 -0.2 .994
1960 Columbus - AAA SS 2 1 3 4 0 9 2 .778 9.1 6.75 -0.5 .708
1960 Columbus - AAA LF 25 23 35 2 0 37 0 1.000 214.1 1.55 -3.3 .873
1960 Columbus - AAA RF 37 31 54 8 3 62 0 1.000 271.0 2.06 -2.3 .923
1961 Columbus - AAA 1B 8 6 51 4 3 55 0 1.000 57.2 8.58 -0.1 1.032
1961 Columbus - AAA SS 2 2 1 6 2 8 1 .875 16.0 3.94 -0.9 .889
1961 Columbus - AAA LF 50 45 82 6 0 88 0 1.000 398.1 1.99 -5.8 .878
1961 Columbus - AAA RF 46 32 76 4 0 81 1 .988 304.1 2.37 -4.3 .959
1962 Columbus - AAA 2B 9 9 15 16 3 34 3 .912 78.0 3.58 -2.0 .849
1962 Columbus - AAA 3B 34 34 23 48 3 80 9 .887 299.1 2.13 -6.6 .822
1962 Columbus - AAA SS 2 2 2 1 0 4 1 .750 17.0 1.59 -0.6 .513
1962 Columbus - AAA LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.7 1.003
1962 Columbus - AAA RF 81 81 145 6 2 156 5 .968 647.1 2.10 -10.2 .928
1963 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.024
1963 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Detroit - MLB RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.3 .997
1964 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB 1B 2 0 12 1 2 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 +0.1 1.062
1965 Atlanta - AAA 1B 21 21 130 8 7 139 1 .993 159.0 7.81 -0.5 .984
1965 Detroit - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.7 .000
TOTAL 1B 219 196 1639 104 130 1758 15 .991 1633.2 9.60 -2.2 .989
TOTAL 2B 9 9 15 16 3 34 3 .912 78.0 3.58 -2.0 .849
TOTAL 3B 34 34 23 48 3 80 9 .887 299.1 2.13 -6.6 .822
TOTAL SS 31 30 48 90 17 159 21 .868 285.0 4.36 -9.3 .836
TOTAL LF 712 632 1251 43 12 1336 42 .969 5548.0 2.10 -37.9 .960
TOTAL CF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -1.4 .758
TOTAL RF 705 624 1213 51 12 1298 34 .974 5346.1 2.13 -49.8 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
11/26/1927 Son of Tom Taylor.
11/26/1927 Legal name Thomas Taylor Jr.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school Pullman (Pullman; Chicago, IL).
07/06/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $21,000.
07/09/1946 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1947 Named the #16 prospect in the FABL
08/27/1947 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
04/29/1948 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/13/1948 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #11 prospect in the FABL
05/16/1949 Goes 5-6 against the Reading Coal Barons, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
07/07/1949 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/10/1949 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
08/29/1949 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
09/12/1949 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/19/1949 Wins the 1949 Championship with the Columbus Titans!
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/25/1950 Hits three home runs against the Santa Clara Stallions, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/18/1950 Named the #12 prospect in the FABL
05/15/1950 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
05/17/1950 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/10/1950 Named the #13 prospect in the FABL
08/12/1950 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/10/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
08/10/1951 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/1951 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/1951 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
03/09/1952 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
08/16/1952 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/20/1952 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/19/1953 Goes 5-7 against the Youngstown Phenoms, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
05/28/1954 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/16/1956 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
09/10/1957 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1958 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/27/1958 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/10/1959 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
05/22/1960 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/14/1960 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
04/30/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
05/08/1962 Hits three home runs against the St. Paul Disciples, going 4-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/14/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1962 Collects his 500th career Century League RBI!
08/27/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/11/1962 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 18, 78th overall Pick) by the Detroit Dynamos from the Boston Minutemen.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
07/04/1964 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Atlanta Aces!
09/30/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1949 42 6
Year AB Rank
1949 167 9
Year TB Rank
1949 92 6
Year 2B Rank
1949 11 4
Year 3B Rank
1949 3 3
Year HR Rank
1949 9 6
Year RBI Rank
1949 35 3
Year IBB Rank
1949 1 8
Year SF Rank
1949 2 8
Year EBH Rank
1949 23 2
Year SLG Rank
1949 .551 8
Year ISO Rank
1949 .263 6
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