Sammy Taylor
[edit] Biography
Sammy Taylor (Samuel Douglas Taylor) was born on February 27, 1933 in Woodruff, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1958 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 6 home runs and 36 RBI. Taylor played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 96
| 301
| 30
| 78
| 6
| 36
| .259
| .319
| .372
| 12
| 2
| 27
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 9
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 110
| 353
| 41
| 95
| 13
| 43
| .269
| .336
| .428
| 13
| 2
| 35
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 6
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 74
| 150
| 14
| 31
| 3
| 17
| .207
| .241
| .327
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 89
| 235
| 26
| 56
| 8
| 23
| .238
| .316
| .391
| 8
| 2
| 23
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 68
| 158
| 12
| 35
| 3
| 20
| .222
| .323
| .329
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .278
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 75
| 173
| 12
| 37
| 3
| 21
| .214
| .319
| .318
| 5
| 2
| 26
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| 22
| 35
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .257
| .341
| .314
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .300
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| 29
| 51
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .235
| .298
| .275
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 41
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .220
| .298
| .268
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 469
| 1253
| 126
| 306
| 33
| 146
| .244
| .313
| .375
| 47
| 9
| 122
| 179
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 27
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .300
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 473
| 1263
| 127
| 309
| 33
| 147
| .245
| .313
| .375
| 47
| 9
| 122
| 181
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 27
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| C
| 87
| 81
| 700.2
| 460
| 23
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 9
| 0
| .988
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| C
| 109
| 96
| 889.2
| 497
| 37
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 69
| 21
| 2
| .982
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| C
| 43
| 31
| 272.1
| 152
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 11
| 1
| .978
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| C
| 75
| 61
| 541.2
| 319
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 32
| 11
| 2
| .989
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| C
| 49
| 42
| 362.1
| 202
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 13
| 1
| .991
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| C
| 6
| 4
| 38
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| C
| 55
| 46
| 400.1
| 225
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 13
| 1
| .992
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| C
| 13
| 4
| 64
| 55
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| C
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| C
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| C
| 17
| 6
| 91
| 68
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .986
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| C
| 15
| 5
| 76
| 60
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 386
| 321
| 2895.2
| 1721
| 140
| 27
| 17
| 0
| 26
| 168
| 68
| 6
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1956).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Taylor Phillips to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Eddie Haas, Don Kaiser and Bob Rush (December 5, 1957).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Mets in exchange for Bobby Smith (April 26, 1962).
- Traded by New York Mets with Charlie Neal to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jesse Gonder (July 1, 1963).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gene Green (August 1, 1963).
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