Hawk Taylor

Robert Dale Taylor
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1939 in Metropolis, IL
Signed: 1957 by the Milwaukee Braves
Acquired: purchased from the Braves, December 1963
Departed: traded to the California Angels for a player to be named later (Don Wallace) and cash, July 1967

 

Bob was a catcher and outfielder who played on the fringes of the big leagues for almost fifteen years. The Mets' Opening Day catcher in 1964, he's shown here on his 1961 Topps card.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1957 Mil NL   7   1  2   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1958 Mil NL   4   8  1   1  1  0  0   0   2  0  0   3  0   0   0  0 .125 .250 .125
1961 Mil NL  20  26  1   5  0  0  1   1   8  0  1  11  3   0   0  0 .276 .308 .192
1962 Mil NL  20  47  3  12  0  0  0   2  12  0  1  10  2   0   0  0 .286 .255 .255
1963 Mil NL  16  29  1   2  0  0  0   0   2  0  0  12  1   0   0  0 .100 .069 .069
1964 *METS*  92 225 20  54  8  0  4  23  74  0  0  33  8   2   0  0 .272 .329 .240
1965 *METS*  25  46  5   7  0  0  4  10  19  0  0   8  1   0   0  1 .167 .413 .152
1966 *METS*  53 109  5  19  2  0  3  12  30  0  1  19  3   1   0  0 .204 .275 .174
1967 2teams  36  89  8  25  6  0  1   7  34  0  0  16  6   0   0  0 .326 .382 .281
1969 K C AL  64  89  7  24  5  0  3  21  38  0  0  18  6   0   0  1 .313 .427 .270
1970 K C AL  57  55  3   9  3  0  0   6  12  0  0  16  6   1   0  0 .258 .218 .164
METS TOTALS 183 417 33  89 13  0 11  49 135  0  1  68 14   3   0  1 .244 .324 .213
OTHER CLUBS 211 307 23  69 12  0  5  33  96  0  2  78 22   1   0  1 .278 .313 .225
CAREER TOTS 394 724 56 158 25  0 16  82 231  0  3 146 36   4   0  2 .258 .319 .218

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1967 *METS*  13  37  3   9  3  0  0   4  12  0  0   8  2   0   0  0 .282 .324 .243
1967 Cal AL  23  52  5  16  3  0  1   3  22  0  0   8  4   0   0  0 .357 .423 .308

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This is a list of the Hawk Taylor cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1961 Topps #446

1964 Topps #381

1965 Topps #329

1969 Topps #239

1991 WIZ Mets #399

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