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Ed ONeill League
5-12-2260
Howard Taft Shortstop
Retired (1971, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .752 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 2318 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 04-18-1933
HR 463 Drafted Round 3, Pick 45
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(11 games)
RBI 1503
SB 217
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control C    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B D- (5.7%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1956 SS SEA 154 154 1336.1 689 241 420 28 88 -8 4.45 .959
1957 SS SEA 124 124 1090.1 596 204 380 12 78 -4 4.82 .980
CF SEA 30 30 264.0 93 92 0 1 0 -2 3.14 .989
1958 SS SEA 138 138 1227.1 677 228 420 29 111 -14 4.75 .957
CF SEA 16 16 137.0 30 29 0 1 0 0 1.91 .967
1959 SS SEA 154 154 1360.2 726 248 462 16 110 +6 4.70 .978
1960 SS SEA 151 151 1346.2 703 253 437 13 106 0 4.61 .982
CF SEA 3 3 27.0 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.33 1.000
1961 SS SEA 143 143 1266.1 673 221 442 10 94 +3 4.71 .985
CF SEA 11 11 95.0 17 17 0 0 0 -1 1.61 1.000
1962 SS SEA 153 153 1358.0 768 276 471 21 96 0 4.95 .973
CF SEA 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1963 SS SEA 152 152 1361.0 782 266 501 15 113 -3 5.07 .981
CF SEA 2 2 18.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 5.00 1.000
1964 SS SEA 152 152 1351.1 732 244 479 9 97 +6 4.82 .988
CF SEA 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1965 SS SEA 140 140 1239.1 664 235 420 9 75 +5 4.76 .986
1966 SS SEA 140 140 1245.2 728 257 455 16 88 +10 5.14 .978
1967 SS SEA 154 154 1358.1 763 301 454 8 88 0 5.00 .990
1968 SS SEA 137 137 1228.0 647 223 419 5 83 -4 4.71 .992
1969 SS SEA 152 152 1318.1 693 256 425 12 84 +4 4.65 .983
1970 SS SEA 152 152 1324.1 677 239 424 14 80 +3 4.51 .979
1971 SS SEA 108 100 870.1 423 158 254 11 45 +2 4.26 .974
2B SEA 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
Pos Total SS 2304 2296 20282.1 10941 3850 6863 228 1436 +6 4.75 .979
CF 65 65 565.0 159 157 0 2 0 -4 2.50 .987
2B 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 1 0 4.00 1.000
Total 2370 2362 20856.1 11104 4007 6867 230 1437 +2 4.69 .979
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Howard Taft has retired from the Seattle Pilots
1968-08-18Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1966-07-10The Seattle Pilots have removed Howard Taft from the trade block.
1966-07-09Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1965-04-12Howard Taft of the Seattle Underground is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1956-03-25The Seattle Underground have promoted Howard Taft to the major league team.
1956-03-25The Seattle Underground have renamed Cumberland Gappe to Howard Taft.
1955-05-07A trade has been completed between the Seattle Underground and the Atlanta Aeronauts. The Atlanta Aeronauts receive Don Madden, Bobby Hackett, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (HOU) from the Seattle Underground in exchange for Steve Jones, Cumberland Gappe, Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 HOU (Charlie Newsom), Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 ATL (Dwight Dillard).
1955-04-28The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Clinton Haywood to Cumberland Gappe.
1955-04-01The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Howard Taft to Clinton Haywood.
1954-10-13A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Aeronauts and the Seattle Underground. The Seattle Underground receive Cy Norman, Fred Rios, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (ATL) from the Atlanta Aeronauts in exchange for Howard Taft, Carlos Tartabull, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (ATL).
1953-04-01The Seattle Underground have renamed Steve Taylor to Howard Taft.