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Ed ONeill League
4-28-2260
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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1953 Minors 20 72.00 9 / 9 10 / 11 7 / 7 9 / 9 7 / 9 13 / 14 13 / 13 68 / 72
1954 Minors 21 75.00 5 / 9 13 / 15 2 / 5 5 / 6 9 / 15 8 / 11 8 / 14 50 / 75
1955 Minors 22 70.00 6 / 9 4 / 4 10 / 14 10 / 12 4 / 8 5 / 8 7 / 15 46 / 70
1955 Pos (LF) 22 75.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 75
1956 Majors 23 59.25 162 154 0 1 / 3 7 / 8 13 / 17 3 / 6 4 / 8 6 / 9 7 / 8 41 / 59
1957 Majors 24 57.79 162 154 0 0 / 2 6 / 7 3 / 9 3 / 7 4 / 7 5 / 9 8 / 16 29 / 57
1958 Majors 25 55.40 162 154 0 3 / 7 3 / 10 3 / 8 2 / 9 4 / 7 1 / 8 2 / 6 18 / 55
1959 Majors 26 53.78 162 154 0 1 / 8 0 / 8 3 / 11 4 / 9 1 / 9 2 / 5 2 / 3 13 / 53
1960 Majors 27 63.41 162 154 0 3 / 11 0 / 9 2 / 6 2 / 10 3 / 5 1 / 15 1 / 7 12 / 63
1961 Majors 28 64.38 162 154 0 0 / 6 0 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 13 4 / 11 0 / 7 6 / 64
1962 Majors 29 64.90 162 154 0 1 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 11 2 / 7 3 / 64
1963 Majors 30 64.86 162 154 0 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 4 2 / 11 1 / 14 3 / 64
1964 Majors 31 64.86 162 154 0 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 10 2 / 64
1965 Majors 32 59.57 147 140 15 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 59
1966 Majors 33 59.03 147 140 15 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 59
1967 Majors 34 64.94 162 154 0 0 / 8 -3 / 4 -2 / 6 -2 / 13 -1 / 13 0 / 9 -3 / 11 -11 / 64
1968 Majors 35 57.64 144 137 18 -4 / 12 -1 / 1 -2 / 8 -7 / 9 -5 / 4 -1 / 8 -2 / 15 -22 / 57
1969 Majors 36 62.05 162 152 0 -2 / 8 -4 / 14 -2 / 11 -3 / 7 -5 / 3 -2 / 9 -2 / 10 -20 / 62
1970 Majors 37 62.53 162 152 0 -3 / 5 -5 / 10 -3 / 12 -5 / 6 -3 / 7 -1 / 11 -3 / 11 -23 / 62
1971 Majors 38 55.37 162 101 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 11 -1 / 4 -3 / 10 -8 / 5 -1 / 9 -2 / 10 -23 / 55
Total 2544 2362 48 18 / 147 24 / 170 34 / 176 18 / 162 16 / 146 42 / 179 41 / 198 207 / 1253
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.