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Hank Aaron League
4-1-2201
Hippo Taft Catcher
Retired (1959, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .895 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
H 818 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 10-13-1923
HR 135 Drafted Round 9, Pick 141
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 456
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance D+   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (0.8%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 WAS
133
499
76
162
28
2
31
94
71
 56 0 4
1
 1 3
.981
.406
.575
.251
.325
1951 WAS
102
402
51
113
21
2
19
61
44
 50 2 3
0
 2 2
.838
.353
.485
.204
.281
1952 WAS
141
426
66
125
19
4
24
84
54
 47 1 3
0
 0 4
.898
.372
.526
.232
.293
1953 WAS
116
334
73
113
13
2
23
81
51
 32 1 1
2
 3 6
1.022
.426
.596
.257
.338
1954 WAS
93
222
31
73
11
1
7
35
37
 32 3 2
2
 5 6
.910
.428
.482
.153
.329
1955 WAS-PIT
109
163
28
55
13
1
6
30
28
 14 1 2
1
 3 1
.973
.433
.540
.202
.337
1956 PIT
136
247
41
72
10
0
11
29
29
 22 1 2
1
 4 2
.831
.366
.466
.174
.291
1957 PIT
131
205
28
52
9
0
8
18
25
 21 3 2
2
 5 1
.755
.340
.415
.161
.254
1958 PIT-DET
55
98
11
30
4
0
4
17
10
 15 0 1
0
 0 4
.836
.367
.469
.163
.306
1959 DET
66
105
14
23
2
0
2
7
11
 17 1 0
0
 0 1
.594
.299
.295
.076
.219
Total
1082
2701
419
818
130
12
135
456
360
 306 13 20
9
 23 30
.895
.385
.510
.207
.303
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Hippo Taft has retired from the Detroit Gold
1959-03-30The Detroit Gold have promoted Hippo Taft to the major league team.
1959-03-01The Detroit Gold have promoted Ralph Heitmuller to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Hippo Taft to the minors.
1958-09-01The Detroit Gold have promoted Hippo Taft to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Paul "Rabbit" Coletta to the minors.
1958-08-29The Detroit Gold have promoted Salty Kreplach to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Hippo Taft to the minors.
1958-07-11The Detroit Gold have promoted Hippo Taft to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Mudcat Patton to the minors.
1958-07-11A trade has been completed between the Detroit Gold and the Pittsburgh Quakers. The Pittsburgh Quakers receive Bert Kennedy, Glenn Dotter from the Detroit Gold in exchange for Hubie Scott, Hippo Taft.
1958-04-08The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Hooks Billings to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Juan Gross to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Carlos Horsey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Keith Covington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Mike Osborne to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Jack Potter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Gary Onslow to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Hank "The Tank" Robertson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Hubie Scott to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Hippo Taft to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Silver Holdsworth to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Jeromy Schang to the minors. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Bruce Lynch to the minors.
1957-06-20The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Hippo Taft to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Ramon Jacobson to the minors.
1957-06-13The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Ramon Jacobson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Hippo Taft to the minors.
1955-05-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Quakers and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive Grady Page from the Pittsburgh Quakers in exchange for Hippo Taft.
1951-06-28The Washington Nationals have promoted Hippo Taft to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Joe Wehde to the minors.
1951-05-18The Washington Nationals have promoted Joe Wehde to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Hippo Taft to the minors.
1950-04-01The Washington Nationals have renamed Derrick Risberg to Hippo Taft.