Hawk Taylor
[edit] Biography
Hawk Taylor (Robert Dale Taylor) was born on April 3, 1939 in Metropolis, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on June 9, 1957 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. Taylor played for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, California Angels and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .192
| .276
| .308
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 47
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .255
| .286
| .255
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 16
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .100
| .069
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 92
| 225
| 20
| 54
| 4
| 23
| .240
| .272
| .329
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 25
| 46
| 5
| 7
| 4
| 10
| .152
| .167
| .413
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 53
| 109
| 5
| 19
| 3
| 12
| .174
| .204
| .275
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 13
| 37
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .243
| .282
| .324
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 23
| 52
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 3
| .308
| .357
| .423
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 36
| 89
| 8
| 25
| 1
| 7
| .281
| .326
| .382
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 64
| 89
| 7
| 24
| 3
| 21
| .270
| .313
| .427
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 57
| 55
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .164
| .258
| .218
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 250
| 528
| 41
| 109
| 12
| 52
| .206
| .239
| .301
| 14
| 0
| 20
| 104
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 144
| 196
| 15
| 49
| 4
| 30
| .250
| .308
| .367
| 11
| 0
| 16
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 394
| 724
| 56
| 158
| 16
| 82
| .218
| .258
| .319
| 25
| 0
| 36
| 146
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 11
| 90
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 54.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 36.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| LF
| 16
| 15
| 118
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| OF
| 16
| 15
| 118
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| C
| 45
| 34
| 321.2
| 182
| 28
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 17
| 2
| .981
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| C
| 15
| 6
| 74.1
| 46
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .962
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| C
| 29
| 16
| 152.2
| 80
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 4
| 56
| 60
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| C
| 12
| 10
| 91.1
| 56
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 1
| .955
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| C
| 19
| 13
| 119.2
| 84
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| C
| 31
| 23
| 211
| 140
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 14
| 1
| .981
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| RF
| 16
| 7
| 70.2
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| C
| 6
| 2
| 25
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| OF
| 18
| 7
| 76
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 131
| 82
| 801.2
| 474
| 65
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 16
| 65
| 43
| 3
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 63
| 46
| 401.2
| 97
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 21
| 11
| 106.2
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 15
| 6
| 72
| 70
| 8
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 39
| 33
| 279
| 66
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Milwaukee Braves (June 1, 1957).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to New York Mets (December 2, 1963).
- Traded by New York Mets to California Angels in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (July 24, 1967); New York Mets received Don Wallace (September 27, 1967).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from California Angels in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Billy McCool (February 19, 1971).
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