Benjamin Eugene Taylor
[edit] Biography
Ben Taylor (Benjamin Eugene Taylor) was born on September 30, 1927 in Metropolis, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on July 29, 1951 for the St. Louis Browns. Taylor played for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 33
| 93
| 14
| 24
| 3
| 6
| .258
| .337
| .398
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .250
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .250
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 40
| 111
| 14
| 27
| 3
| 6
| .243
| .311
| .360
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 52
| 121
| 16
| 28
| 3
| 6
| .231
| .306
| .339
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 14
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 16
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1944).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league draft (December 5, 1949).
- Returned to Brooklyn Dodgers (@May, 1950).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Johnny Bero, Joe Lutz and cash (July 24, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Dick Littlefield, Cliff Mapes and Matt Batts to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain and Dick Kryhoski (February 14, 1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Hal Erickson (@October 15, 1952).
- Traded by Dallas (Texas) with Ed Knoblauch, Howard Anderson and $20000 to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Les Fleming and Buzz Clarkson (@June 24, 1954).
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