Ben Taylor

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: September 30, 1927 in Metropolis, IL us

Died: May 11, 1999 in Alma, AR

Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, AR

Debut: July 29, 1951 (Age 23-302d, 10,828th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1955 (Age 27-356d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Benjamin Eugene Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

121

.231

RBI

OBP

.306

SLG

.339

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	0-7 / in Starts: 0-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 18 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	12 (8-4-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 18 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (5-3-1)

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	34	1	Apr 15	DET		SLB	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	1.00	0.004	2.50	0.01%	-0.15	1B
2	35	4 (2)	Apr 18	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	3	.74	-0.007	1.31	-0.01%	0.02	1B
3	36	5	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	3	1.12	-0.100	1.88	-0.10%	-0.95	1B
4	37	6	Apr 20 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	3	1.38	-0.138	2.18	-0.13%	-1.11	1B
5	38	7	Apr 20 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.77	-0.019	.98	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	39	17 (9)	May 6	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.23	-0.031	1.39	-0.02%	-0.41	PH
7	40	22 (4)	May 11 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	3.37	-0.092	1.91	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
							0-7		18	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		1.18	-0.383	1.88	-0.30%	-3.02

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