Sammy Taylor Stats

Sammy Taylor was born on Monday, February 27, 1933, in Woodruff, South Carolina. Taylor was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1958, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sammy Taylor baseball stats page.

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Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative Card (#12)

Sammy Taylor Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative Card (#12)
 

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Birth Name:   Samuel Douglas Taylor
Nickname:   Sammy
Born On:   02-27-1933  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Woodruff, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-27-1958 (Age 25)
Last Game:   08-06-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 25 Cubs 96 301 30 78 12 2 6 0 36 27 4 46 0 1 0 9 .259 .319 .372
1959 26 Cubs 110 353 41 95 13 2 13 0 43 35 13 47 0 1 1 6 .269 .336 .428
1960 27 Cubs 74 150 14 31 9 0 3 0 17 6 0 18 1 1 1 5 .207 .241 .327
1961 28 Cubs 89 235 26 56 8 2 8 0 23 23 7 39 1 1 4 6 .238 .316 .391
1962 29 Cubs 7 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 .133 .278 .200
1962 29 Mets 68 158 12 35 4 2 3 0 20 23 1 17 0 3 2 4 .222 .323 .329
1963 30 Mets 22 35 3 9 0 1 0 0 6 5 1 7 0 1 0 3 .257 .341 .314
1963 30 Reds 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 Indians 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 473 1,263 127 309 47 9 33 0 147 122 27 181 2 8 8 34 .245 .313 .375
Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1958 Cubs C 87 81 2,102 489 5.6 483 460 23 6 4 2 27 9 .988 6.20
1959 Cubs C 109 96 2,669 544 5.0 534 497 37 10 1 6 7 0 .982 5.40
1960 Cubs C 43 31 817 180 4.2 176 152 24 4 2 4 13 11 .978 5.82
1961 Cubs C 75 61 1,625 348 4.6 344 319 25 4 5 8 32 11 .989 5.72
1962 Cubs C 6 4 114 24 4.0 24 23 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 5.68
1962 Mets C 50 42 1,087 229 4.6 227 202 25 2 3 5 25 13 .991 5.64
1963 Mets C 13 4 192 58 4.5 58 55 3 0 1 0 4 2 1.000 8.16
1963 Reds C 2 1 36 6 3.0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .833 3.75
1963 Indians C 2 1 45 10 5.0 10 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 6.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 387 321 8,687 1,888 4.9 1,861 1,721 140 27 17 26 109 47 .986 5.78
6 Years 387 321 8,687 1,888 4.9 1,861 1,721 140 27 17 26 109 47 .986 5.78
Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Cubs 2 1 .667 14 0 n/a 50.2 6.5 8.4 - - -
1959 Cubs 1 0 1.000 10 0 n/a 27.2 7.5 8.2 - - -
1960 Cubs 0 1 .000 39 0 n/a 50.0 8.3 8.8 - - -
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 21 0 n/a 29.4 6.0 10.2 - - -
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 15.0 - - -
1962 Mets 0 0 .000 21 0 n/a 52.7 9.3 7.9 - - -
1963 Mets 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 5.8 - - -
1963 Reds 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1963 Indians 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 10.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 3 2 .600 122 0 n/a 38.3 7.0 8.6 - - -
Sammy Taylor

Sammy Taylor Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1962 New York Mets 16 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Mets 16 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1963 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -


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