Chuck Taylor (MLB)

Full Name: Charles Gilbert Taylor	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195	First Game: May 27, 1969
Birthdate: April 18, 1942	Final Game: October 3, 1976
Birthplace: Shelbyville, Tennessee	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on April 18, 1942 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Chuck Taylor (Charles Gilbert Taylor) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career. Taylor broke into the bigs on May 27, 1969 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.56 ERA in 126.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Chuck Taylor's best season was 1974, when he posted a 2.17 ERA and notched 11 saves.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1969	STL	N	27	13	7	5	2.56	62	39	36	5	1	0	126.2	108	8	30	5	1	3
1970	STL	N	56	7	6	7	3.11	64	47	43	1	1	8	124.1	116	5	31	10	3	2
1971	STL	N	43	1	3	1	3.53	46	32	28	0	0	3	71.1	72	7	25	5	3	1
1972	NY	N	20	0	0	0	5.52	9	19	19	0	0	2	31	44	2	9	3	0	1
1972	MIL	A	5	0	0	0	1.54	5	2	2	0	0	1	11.2	8	0	3	0	0	1
1972	Total		25	0	0	0	4.43	14	21	21	0	0	3	42.2	52	2	12	3	0	2
1973	MON	N	8	0	2	0	1.77	10	4	4	0	0	0	20.1	17	3	2	1	0	0
1974	MON	N	61	0	6	2	2.17	43	27	26	0	0	11	107.2	101	8	25	8	0	3
1975	MON	N	54	0	2	2	3.53	29	32	29	0	0	6	74	72	6	24	5	0	1
1976	MON	N	31	0	2	3	4.50	14	20	20	0	0	0	40	38	4	13	4	2	0
Total	NL		300	21	28	20	3.10	277	220	205	6	2	30	595.1	568	43	159	41	9	11
Total	AL		5	0	0	0	1.54	5	2	2	0	0	1	11.2	8	0	3	0	0	1
Total			305	21	28	20	3.07	282	222	207	6	2	31	607	576	43	162	41	9	12

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1969	STL	N	P	27	13	126.2	3	15	0	1	1	7	5	0	1.000
1970	STL	N	P	56	7	124.1	7	23	0	1	0	5	4	3	1.000
1971	STL	N	P	43	1	71.1	4	11	1	0	1	3	5	2	.938
1972	NY	N	P	20	0	31	4	9	0	2	0	0	1	0	1.000
1972	MIL	A	P	5	0	11.2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1972	Total		P	25	0	42.2	5	11	0	2	1	0	1	0	1.000
1973	MON	N	P	8	0	20.1	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	MON	N	P	61	0	107.2	8	15	1	2	0	5	4	0	.958
1975	MON	N	P	54	0	74	6	11	0	0	0	5	2	0	1.000
1976	MON	N	P	31	0	40	2	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	1.000
Total			P	305	21	607	36	97	2	8	3	27	22	5	.985

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1969	STL	N	27	39	0	7	2	.179	.200	.231	2	0	1	14	2	0
1970	STL	N	56	26	3	3	3	.115	.148	.154	1	0	1	7	3	2
1971	STL	N	43	12	1	2	2	.167	.167	.333	0	1	0	5	0	0
1972	NY	N	20	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
1972	MIL	A	5	2	0	1	1	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	Total		25	5	0	1	1	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	1	0	0
1973	MON	N	8	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	2	0
1974	MON	N	61	10	1	3	2	.300	.364	.400	1	0	1	3	4	0
1975	MON	N	54	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
1976	MON	N	31	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	NL		300	99	5	15	9	.152	.176	.212	4	1	3	34	11	2
Total	AL		5	2	0	1	1	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			305	101	5	16	10	.158	.183	.218	4	1	3	34	11	2

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1961).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Jim Beauchamp to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Carl Warwick (February 17, 1964).
Traded by Houston Astros with Hal Woodeshick to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Mike Cuellar and Ron Taylor (June 15, 1965).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Jim Beauchamp, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter to New York Mets in exchange for Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers and Charlie Hudson (October 18, 1971).
Claimed on waivers by Milwaukee Brewers from New York Mets (September 13, 1972).
Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 29, 1973).
Signed by Montreal Expos (April 11, 1973).
Released by Montreal Expos (November 2, 1976).

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