Bill Taylor
[edit] Biography
Bill Taylor (William Michael Taylor) was born on December 30, 1929 in Alhambra, California. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1954 for the New York Giants. Taylor played for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 55
| 65
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 10
| .185
| .239
| .292
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 65
| 64
| 9
| 17
| 4
| 12
| .266
| .273
| .516
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .100
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 9
| 23
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .348
| .348
| .565
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 20
| 32
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .250
| .273
| .406
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 132
| 142
| 13
| 30
| 6
| 22
| .211
| .245
| .380
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 17
| 31
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .355
| .355
| .516
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 149
| 173
| 17
| 41
| 7
| 26
| .237
| .264
| .405
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| NY
| N
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 85
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 18
| 12
| 101
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Giants (1953).
- Sold by New York Giants to Detroit Tigers (September 14, 1957).
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