Frank Taveras

Full Name: Franklin Crisostomo (Fabian) Taveras	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/155	First Game: September 25, 1971
Birthdate: December 24, 1949	Final Game: July 25, 1982
Birthplace: Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Frank Taveras (Franklin Crisostomo (Fabian) Taveras) was born on December 24, 1949 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1971 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 0 home runs and 26 RBI. Taveras played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Montreal Expos over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Frank Taveras's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1978, when he stole 46 bases and hit for a .278 average. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he stole 70 bases.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1971	PIT	N	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	PIT	N	4	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1974	PIT	N	126	333	33	82	0	26	.246	.300	.270	4	2	25	41	2	4	13	2	7
1975	PIT	N	134	378	44	80	0	23	.212	.284	.257	9	4	37	42	2	8	17	0	2
1976	PIT	N	144	519	76	134	0	24	.258	.321	.297	8	6	44	79	4	6	58	1	11
1977	PIT	N	147	544	72	137	1	29	.252	.306	.331	20	10	38	71	6	9	70	2	7
1978	PIT	N	157	654	81	182	0	38	.278	.313	.353	31	9	29	60	5	12	46	3	4
1979	PIT	N	11	45	4	11	0	1	.244	.244	.311	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2
1979	NY	N	153	635	89	167	1	33	.263	.301	.337	26	9	33	72	2	10	42	1	11
1979	TOT	N	164	680	93	178	1	34	.262	.298	.335	29	9	33	74	2	10	44	1	13
1980	NY	N	141	562	65	157	0	25	.279	.308	.327	27	0	23	64	1	10	32	0	15
1981	NY	N	84	283	30	65	0	11	.230	.263	.290	11	3	12	36	2	5	16	0	3
1982	MON	N	48	87	9	14	0	4	.161	.221	.241	5	1	7	6	0	3	4	0	2
Total			1150	4043	503	1029	2	214	.255	.301	.313	144	44	249	474	24	67	300	9	65

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1972	PIT	N	SS	4	0	10	2	2	0	1	1.000
1974	PIT	N	SS	124	107	915.2	170	321	31	60	.941
1975	PIT	N	SS	132	122	1022.2	200	369	28	74	.953
1976	PIT	N	SS	140	136	1180.1	210	481	35	74	.952
1977	PIT	N	SS	146	143	1225.2	178	449	25	62	.962
1978	PIT	N	SS	157	157	1368.1	216	448	38	80	.946
1979	PIT	N	SS	11	11	90	17	26	3	4	.935
1979	NY	N	SS	152	150	1322.1	270	438	25	88	.966
1979	TOT	N	SS	163	161	1412.1	287	464	28	92	.964
1980	NY	N	SS	140	131	1162.1	237	347	25	63	.959
1981	NY	N	SS	79	73	627.1	120	202	24	44	.931
1982	MON	N	2B	19	17	147	38	54	4	13	.958
1982	MON	N	SS	26	6	80.1	20	16	2	5	.947
Total			2B	19	17	147	38	54	4	13	.958
Total			SS	1111	1036	9005	1640	3099	236	555	.953

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 8, 1968).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Mets in exchange for Tim Foli and Greg Field (April 19, 1979).
Traded by New York Mets to Montreal Expos in exchange for Steve Ratzer and cash (December 11, 1981).
Released by Montreal Expos (August 13, 1982).

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