Ron Taylor

Ronald Wesley Taylor
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1937 in Toronto, ON, Canada
Signed: 1956 by the Cleveland Indians
Acquired: purchased from the Houston Astros, February 1967
Departed: purchased by the Montreal Expos, October 1971

 

Ron was the Mets' relief ace during the 1969 World Championship season, and he led the club in saves and appearances for four consecutive seasons (1967-70). He's pictured here on his 1966 Topps card.

    

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
1962 Cle AL   8  4  1  33.1  2  2 .500  36  23  22  15  13   0  0  5.94
1963 StL NL  54  9  2 133.1  9  7 .563 119  44  42  91  30   0 11  2.84
1964 StL NL  63  2  0 101.1  8  4 .667 109  56  52  69  33   0  7  4.62
1965 2teams  57  1  0 101.1  3  6 .333 111  66  63  63  31   0  5  5.60
1966 Hou NL  36  1  0  64.2  2  3 .400  89  47  41  29  10   0  0  5.71
1967 *METS*  50  0  0  73.0  4  6 .400  60  21  19  46  23   0  8  2.34
1968 *METS*  58  0  0  76.2  1  5 .167  64  24  23  49  18   0 13  2.70
1969 *METS*  59  0  0  76.0  9  4 .692  61  23  23  42  24   0 13  2.72
1970 *METS*  57  0  0  66.1  5  4 .556  65  31  29  28  16   0 13  3.93
1971 *METS*  45  0  0  69.0  2  2 .500  71  28  28  32  11   0  2  3.65
1972 S D NL   4  0  0   5.0  0  0 ----   9   7   7   0   0   0  0 12.60
METS TOTALS 269  0  0 361.0 21 21 .500 321 127 122 197  92   0 49  3.04
OTHER CLUBS 222 17  3 439.0 24 22 .522 473 243 227 267 117   0 23  4.65
CAREER TOTS 491 17  3 800.0 45 43 .511 794 370 349 464 209   0 72  3.93

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
1965 StL NL  25  0  0  43.2  2  1 .667  43  24  22  26  15   0  1  4.53
1965 Hou NL  32  1  0  57.2  1  5 .167  68  42  41  37  16   0  4  6.40

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This is a list of the Ron 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.

1964 Topps #183

1965 Topps #568

1966 Topps #174

1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint
1969 Topps #72

1970 Topps #419

1971 Dell MLB Official Stamps
1971 Topps #687

1972 Topps #234

1981 TCMA The 1960's #449, #466

1987 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Teams 1969 Mets #7-1969

1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #28

1991 WIZ Mets #398

1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #31 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #15
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #15 (autographed)

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