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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 Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B (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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN NaN
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.