Don Taussig

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 19, 1932 in New York, NY us

High School: Long Beach HS (Lido Beach, NY)

Schools: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)

Debut: April 23, 1958 (Age 26-063d, 11,535th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1962 (Age 30-173d)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Donald Franklin Taussig

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

263

.262

RBI

OBP

.314

SLG

.399

OPS

.713

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	5 (3)	Apr 16	STL		CIN	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	6	Apr 17	STL	@	LAD	W,9-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
4	7	Apr 18	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	9 (1)	Apr 20	STL	@	LAD	W,11-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
6	11 (1)	Apr 23 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
7	14 (2)	Apr 28	STL		PHI	W,10-9		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	17 (2)	May 2	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	18	May 3	STL		PIT	W,3-1	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF LF
10	19	May 6	STL		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	24 (4)	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
12	31 (6)	May 22	STL		SFG	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	32	May 23	STL		SFG	W,12-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	33	May 24	STL		LAD	W,7-2	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
15	35 (1)	May 26	STL		PIT	W,12-2	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	36	May 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
17	37	May 28	STL		PIT	W,8-4	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	38	May 29	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	41 (2)	Jun 1	STL	@	SFG	W,7-6	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
20	42	Jun 2	STL	@	MLN	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	45 (2)	Jun 5	STL		CHC	W,10-8	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	46	Jun 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	55 (8)	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	56	Jun 17	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
25	58 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	64 (5)	Jun 24	STL		SFG	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
27	65	Jun 25 (1)	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	71 (5)	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,1-13	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	74 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	75	Jul 5	STL	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
31	77 (1)	Jul 7	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
32	78	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	79	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	80	Jul 9 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	81	Jul 13	STL		MLN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
36	82	Jul 14	STL		MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	83	Jul 15	STL		MLN	W,12-4	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
38	84	Jul 16	STL		MLN	L,1-9	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
39	85	Jul 17 (1)	STL		CHC	W,10-6	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
40	86	Jul 17 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
41	87	Jul 18 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	88	Jul 18 (2)	STL		CHC	W,7-5	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
43	89	Jul 19	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
44	90	Jul 20	STL		SFG	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	91	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,10-1	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
46	92	Jul 22	STL		LAD	L,4-5	GS	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
47	93	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	94	Jul 25	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
49	95	Jul 26	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	54	11.2	4	1	0	5	1	CF LF
50	97 (1)	Jul 28	STL	@	MLN	W,6-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
51	98	Jul 29	STL	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	99	Jul 30 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	101 (1)	Aug 2	STL		PIT	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	102	Aug 3	STL		PIT	L,0-19	CG	55	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	105 (2)	Aug 6 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	107 (1)	Aug 7	STL		CIN	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	109 (1)	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
58	110	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	111	Aug 12	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	113 (1)	Aug 14	STL	@	LAD	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	114	Aug 15	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
62	116 (1)	Aug 17	STL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	119 (2)	Aug 20	STL	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
64	120	Aug 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	122 (1)	Aug 24	STL		LAD	W,10-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	123	Aug 25	STL		SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	124	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,8-5	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	125	Aug 27	STL		SFG	W,6-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
69	126	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	127	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	128	Aug 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	129	Aug 31	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	130	Sep 1	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	131	Sep 2	STL		PIT	L,4-5	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	132	Sep 3	STL		PIT	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	133	Sep 4	STL		PIT	W,9-4	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
77	135 (1)	Sep 6	STL		CIN	W,11-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
78	136	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	139 (2)	Sep 11	STL		MLN	W,4-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	140	Sep 12	STL		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	142 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	143	Sep 16	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	144	Sep 17	STL	@	PIT	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	145	Sep 18	STL	@	PIT	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
85	148 (2)	Sep 22	STL		LAD	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	149	Sep 23	STL		LAD	L,5-8		20	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	150	Sep 24	STL		LAD	W,8-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							98gm		484.1	118	6	1	125	2