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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Samuel Douglas Taylor
Nickname:   Sammy
Born On:   02-27-1933
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Woodruff, South Carolina
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Cubs 96 301 30 78 12 2 6 0 36 27 4 46 0 1 0 9 .259 .319 .372
1959 Cubs 110 353 41 95 13 2 13 0 43 35 13 47 0 1 1 6 .269 .336 .428
1960 Cubs 74 150 14 31 9 0 3 0 17 6 0 18 1 1 1 5 .207 .241 .327
1961 Cubs 89 235 26 56 8 2 8 0 23 23 7 39 1 1 4 6 .238 .316 .391
1962 Cubs 7 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 .133 .278 .200
1962 Mets 68 158 12 35 4 2 3 0 20 23 1 17 0 3 2 4 .222 .323 .329
1963 Mets 22 35 3 9 0 1 0 0 6 5 1 7 0 1 0 3 .257 .341 .314
1963 Reds 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 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 GS 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 ZR
1958 Cubs C 87 - - 489 5.6 483 460 23 6 4 2 - - .988 0.00 -
1959 Cubs C 109 - - 544 5.0 534 497 37 10 1 6 - - .982 0.00 -
1960 Cubs C 43 - - 180 4.2 176 152 24 4 2 4 - - .978 0.00 -
1961 Cubs C 75 - - 348 4.6 344 319 25 4 5 8 - - .989 0.00 -
1962 Cubs C 6 - - 24 4.0 24 23 1 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Mets C 50 - - 229 4.6 227 202 25 2 3 5 - - .991 0.00 -
1963 Mets C 13 - - 58 4.5 58 55 3 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Reds C 2 - - 6 3.0 5 5 0 1 0 0 - - .833 0.00 -
1963 Indians C 2 - - 10 5.0 10 8 2 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 387 0 0 1,888 4.9 1,861 1,721 140 27 17 26 n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
6 Years 387 - - 1,888 4.9 1,861 1,721 140 27 17 26 n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 50.2 6.5 8.4 - - -
1959 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 27.2 7.5 8.2 - - -
1960 Cubs 0 1 .000 - - n/a 50.0 8.3 8.8 - - -
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 29.4 6.0 10.2 - - -
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 15.0 - - -
1962 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 52.7 9.3 7.9 - - -
1963 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 5.8 - - -
1963 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1963 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 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 - - 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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