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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 LHP 74 167 37 6 2 5 21 8 28 .624 .253 .371 .150 .222
1956 RHP 132 417 81 8 3 12 51 23 115 .552 .238 .314 .120 .194
1957 LHP 86 192 43 10 0 8 19 11 43 .667 .266 .401 .177 .224
1957 RHP 133 408 88 16 1 19 64 22 92 .654 .254 .400 .184 .216
1958 LHP 77 207 60 8 2 10 22 16 44 .835 .342 .493 .203 .290
1958 RHP 133 415 101 17 0 21 65 16 97 .711 .275 .436 .193 .243
1959 LHP 83 194 61 7 2 10 23 15 41 .889 .364 .526 .211 .314
1959 RHP 134 411 105 12 1 27 74 30 91 .793 .306 .487 .231 .255
1960 LHP 83 207 59 8 3 12 38 13 46 .852 .326 .527 .242 .285
1960 RHP 129 406 111 20 4 24 76 30 82 .845 .325 .520 .246 .273
1961 LHP 91 192 55 7 2 13 41 18 43 .896 .349 .547 .260 .286
1961 RHP 137 418 99 16 1 20 71 33 85 .717 .293 .423 .187 .237
1962 LHP 92 176 47 10 1 7 25 15 28 .781 .327 .455 .188 .267
1962 RHP 136 425 104 23 0 16 56 35 104 .717 .305 .412 .167 .245
1963 LHP 85 155 38 4 0 3 21 10 31 .618 .289 .329 .084 .245
1963 RHP 144 462 115 11 3 32 77 28 104 .786 .293 .494 .245 .249
1964 LHP 76 158 32 4 1 6 16 23 41 .658 .304 .354 .152 .203
1964 RHP 136 453 131 17 5 34 112 25 95 .899 .325 .574 .285 .289
1965 LHP 73 162 46 8 1 4 20 11 31 .753 .333 .420 .136 .284
1965 RHP 124 399 80 11 2 16 60 28 79 .616 .258 .358 .158 .201
1966 LHP 74 162 51 7 1 10 27 19 28 .946 .390 .556 .241 .315
1966 RHP 125 396 109 16 7 27 86 21 91 .867 .312 .556 .280 .275
1967 LHP 77 139 40 7 0 3 24 13 22 .747 .344 .403 .115 .288
1967 RHP 143 476 126 15 5 32 77 24 102 .822 .303 .519 .254 .265
1968 LHP 79 145 32 6 1 7 27 15 32 .726 .305 .421 .200 .221
1968 RHP 124 401 87 16 4 22 68 21 113 .698 .257 .441 .224 .217
1969 LHP 72 146 37 10 1 6 19 13 30 .771 .312 .459 .205 .253
1969 RHP 137 430 109 14 3 25 78 28 105 .773 .299 .474 .221 .253
1970 LHP 72 151 41 9 1 6 31 15 40 .801 .337 .464 .192 .272
1970 RHP 135 419 109 18 5 17 71 18 108 .741 .293 .449 .189 .260
1971 LHP 43 81 21 2 0 4 18 4 20 .723 .291 .432 .173 .259
1971 RHP 90 271 63 12 2 5 25 17 56 .621 .275 .347 .114 .232
Total LHP 1237 2634 700 113 18 114 392 219 548 .775 .323 .452 .186 .266
Total RHP 2092 6607 1618 242 46 349 1111 399 1519 .743 .289 .454 .209 .245
Total 2370 9241 2318 355 64 463 1503 618 2067 .752 .299 .453 .203 .251
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.