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	10-23 / in Starts: 8-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 104 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	44 (28-13-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 104 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (35-21-10)

Most Driven In
Self	3
F Marsh	1
J Maguire	1
K Wood	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
T Byrne	2
F Marsh	1
E Rapp	1
R Coleman	1
B Jennings	0
N Garver	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	1	93 (92)	Jul 29 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	.83	0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.09	1B
2	2	94	Jul 29 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS-5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.714	1.000	4	1.03	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.73	1B
Aug		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
3	3	96 (1)	Aug 1	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	5	.95	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.66	1B
4	4	97	Aug 2 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	5	.22	0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
5	5	98	Aug 2 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	9						PH
6	6	99	Aug 3 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.389	.611	5	.98	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.85	1B
7	7	101 (1)	Aug 4	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-11	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.250	.286	.400	.686	7	1.06	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.34	1B
8	8	102	Aug 5 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	7	.66	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	1B
9	9	103	Aug 5 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.364	.655	8	2.05	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
10	10	105 (1)	Aug 8	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.231	.286	.462	.747	5	1.63	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.15	1B
11	11	106	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.313	.429	.741	5						1B
12	12	107	Aug 10	SLB	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.226	.333	.419	.753	5						1B
13	13	108	Aug 11	SLB	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.300	.371	.671	3						1B
14	14	116 (7)	Aug 21	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.385	.703	5	1.21	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.56	1B
15	15	117	Aug 22	SLB		BOS	L,1-3	CG(13)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.364	.684	7	2.00	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-0.71	1B
16	16	118	Aug 23	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.333	.362	.695	7	.31	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.12	1B
17	17	123 (4)	Aug 28	SLB		NYY	L,5-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.216	.310	.333	.644	3	1.48	-0.200	.00	0.00%	-1.87	1B
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
18	18	130 (6)	Sep 6	SLB		CHW	L,4-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.305	.327	.632	9	.19	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
19	19	132 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.300	.321	.621	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
20	20	134 (1)	Sep 9	SLB		CLE	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.311	.333	.645	9	3.55	0.135	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
21	21	135	Sep 11 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.404	.742	4	1.03	0.195	.00	0.00%	1.66	1B
22	22	137 (1)	Sep 13	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.319	.377	.696	7	1.49	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.17	1B
23	23	138	Sep 14	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.385	.722	7	.89	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.90	1B
24	24	139	Sep 15	SLB	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	.246	.333	.377	.710	7	.83	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.00	1B
25	25	140	Sep 16 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.341	.389	.730	3	.52	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.36	1B
26	26	142 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.337	.382	.719	5	.83	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.61	1B
27	27	144 (1)	Sep 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.333	.377	.710	8	2.88	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
28	28	145	Sep 20	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.341	.410	.751	8	1.86	0.189	.00	0.00%	1.26	PH
29	29	147 (1)	Sep 23	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.337	.405	.742	9	2.59	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.36	PH
30	30	148	Sep 25	SLB		DET	L,0-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			0	0	0	.247	.337	.395	.732	7						1B
31	31	150 (1)	Sep 27	SLB		DET	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.333	.388	.722	7						1B
32	32	151	Sep 28 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.330	.393	.723	7						1B
33	33	153 (1)	Sep 29	SLB		CHW	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.258	.337	.398	.734	6						1B
							10-23		104	93	14	24	2	1	3	6	9	0	22	2	0		1	3	1	1	.258	.337	.398	.734		1.11	-0.253	.00	0.00%	-1.39

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