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Frank Taveras

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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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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

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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[edit] Batting Stats

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

[edit] Transactions

  • 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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