Don Taussig
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Don Taussig (Donald Franklin Taussig) was born on February 19, 1932 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI. Taussig played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Colt .45s over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 39
| 50
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 4
| .200
| .245
| .260
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 98
| 188
| 27
| 54
| 2
| 25
| .287
| .338
| .447
| 14
| 5
| 16
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .200
| .259
| .320
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 153
| 263
| 38
| 69
| 4
| 30
| .262
| .314
| .399
| 14
| 5
| 21
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| SF
| N
| OF
| 36
| 10
| 141.2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| LF
| 26
| 1
| 58.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 79
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| RF
| 29
| 18
| 173
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| OF
| 87
| 47
| 484.1
| 123
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| CF
| 22
| 20
| 168.2
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| LF
| 47
| 9
| 142.2
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 35
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 40
| 28
| 255
| 48
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 77
| 12
| 233.1
| 65
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 127
| 60
| 661
| 161
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 23
| 20
| 172.2
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Portland (PCL) (April, 1960).
- Selected by Houston Colt .45s from St. Louis Cardinals in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Selected by Milwaukee Braves from Houston Colt .45s in the minor league draft (November 26, 1962).
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