Carl Taylor
[edit] Biography
Carl Taylor (Carl Means Taylor) was born on January 20, 1944 in Sarasota, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 11, 1968 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .348 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. Taylor played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Carl Taylor's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .348 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 71
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .211
| .309
| .225
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 104
| 221
| 30
| 77
| 4
| 33
| .348
| .432
| .457
| 10
| 1
| 31
| 36
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 104
| 245
| 39
| 61
| 6
| 45
| .249
| .358
| .388
| 12
| 2
| 41
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1971
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 20
| 39
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .179
| .261
| .179
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| Total
|
| 27
| 51
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .176
| .241
| .216
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 63
| 113
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 11
| .265
| .361
| .301
| 2
| 1
| 17
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 69
| 145
| 18
| 33
| 0
| 16
| .228
| .363
| .283
| 6
| 1
| 32
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 259
| 549
| 75
| 155
| 10
| 85
| .282
| .378
| .393
| 23
| 4
| 82
| 81
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 152
| 297
| 38
| 70
| 0
| 30
| .236
| .349
| .276
| 8
| 2
| 54
| 49
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 411
| 846
| 113
| 225
| 10
| 115
| .266
| .367
| .352
| 31
| 6
| 136
| 130
| 5
| 10
| 12
| 4
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| C
| 29
| 15
| 165.1
| 82
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 6.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 21
| 195
| 217
| 13
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 19
| 15
| 123
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 36
| 30
| 246.2
| 50
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 19
| 15
| 123.2
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| OF
| 46
| 43
| 352
| 66
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| RF
| 46
| 43
| 352
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 12
| 110
| 109
| 6
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1971
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 14.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 14.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 45
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| OF
| 12
| 9
| 85
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 40
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| Total
|
| RF
| 7
| 4
| 54.2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| Total
|
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 99.2
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| C
| 21
| 17
| 154.2
| 101
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 3
| 2
| .982
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| OF
| 7
| 1
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 44
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| C
| 63
| 47
| 437
| 267
| 20
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 9
| 0
| .980
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 47
| 38
| 353
| 379
| 21
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 79
| 64
| 556.1
| 120
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 27
| 21
| 171.1
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 113
| 79
| 757
| 450
| 36
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 53
| 15
| 2
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 104
| 85
| 727.2
| 153
| 6
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1962).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Frank Vanzin to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dave Giusti and Dave Ricketts (October 21, 1969).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Jim Ellis to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique and Jesse Huggins (October 20, 1970).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ellie Rodriguez (February 2, 1971).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 3, 1971).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Royals (March 28, 1972).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (March 26, 1974).
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