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Bill Taylor

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 212lb (190cm, 96kg)

Born: December 30, 1929 in Alhambra, CA us

Died: September 15, 2011 in Acton, CA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 14, 1954 (Age 24-105d, 11,093rd in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 8, 1958 (Age 28-129d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Michael Taylor

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1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

173

.237

RBI

OBP

.264

SLG

.405

OPS

.668

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-16 / in Starts: 1-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	24 (12-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Tuttle	1
F Bolling	1
Self	1
R Bertoia	0

Most Driven In By
D Philley	1
Self	1
J Finigan	1
H Kuenn	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	122	1	Apr 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.026	2.74	-0.04%	-0.10	PH
2	123	4 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.80	-0.045	4.13	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
3	124	5	Apr 21 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,5-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.54	-0.015	1.31	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
4	125	6	Apr 22	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PH
5	126	8 (1)	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.83	-0.085	8.04	-0.15%	-0.62	PH
6	127	9	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.16	-0.028	2.89	-0.04%	-0.28	PH
7	128	11 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-11	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.010	.98	-0.02%	-0.15	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
8	129	16 (4)	May 3	NYG		CIN	L,10-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.78	-0.072	5.80	-0.09%	-0.58	PH
9	130	18 (1)	May 5 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8	1.15	0.060	1.76	0.06%	0.26	PH
10	131	20 (1)	May 6	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.26	-0.008	.36	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
11	132	22 (1)	May 8	NYG		STL	L,4-13	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.07	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.20	PH
Sept		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
				Player went from New York Giants to Detroit Tigers
12	133	145	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	8	2.90	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
13	134	146	Sep 21	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	5	.58	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.33	LF
14	135	147	Sep 22 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	5	1.16	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
15	136	148	Sep 22 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	5	1.63	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-0.75	LF
16	137	149	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	4.37	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
17	138	151 (1)	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	5	.57	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.17	LF
18	139	152	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.367	.592	5	2.11	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.08	LF
19	140	153	Sep 28	DET		KCA	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.387	.637	9	.62	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
20	141	154	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.406	.679	9	2.19	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.76	PH
							4-16		33	32	4	8	2	0	1	3	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.406	.679		1.39	-0.394	.85	-0.37%	-2.45

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