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| Howard Taft |  ShortstopRetired (1971, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .251 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .752 | Status | Deceased (2017) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1503 | |||||
| SB | 217 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (5.7%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Away | 76 | 306 | 0 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 58 | 20 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .842 | .316 | .526 | .255 | .271 |
| 1960 | Home | 78 | 307 | 0 | 87 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .852 | .334 | .518 | .235 | .283 |
| 1961 | Away | 75 | 311 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .782 | .312 | .469 | .203 | .267 |
| 1961 | Home | 79 | 299 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 31 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .764 | .309 | .455 | .217 | .237 |
| 1962 | Away | 76 | 303 | 0 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .723 | .318 | .406 | .158 | .248 |
| 1962 | Home | 78 | 298 | 0 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 22 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .748 | .305 | .443 | .188 | .255 |
| 1963 | Away | 77 | 312 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 18 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .790 | .306 | .484 | .218 | .266 |
| 1963 | Home | 77 | 305 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .697 | .277 | .420 | .190 | .230 |
| 1964 | Away | 78 | 314 | 0 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 63 | 25 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .801 | .307 | .494 | .239 | .255 |
| 1964 | Home | 76 | 297 | 0 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 65 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .874 | .332 | .542 | .263 | .279 |
| 1965 | Away | 44 | 296 | 0 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 19 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .672 | .293 | .378 | .135 | .243 |
| 1965 | Home | 39 | 265 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .637 | .264 | .374 | .170 | .204 |
| 1966 | Away | 6 | 284 | 0 | 82 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .910 | .322 | .588 | .299 | .289 |
| 1966 | Home | 3 | 274 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 26 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .871 | .349 | .522 | .237 | .285 |
| 1967 | Away | 78 | 310 | 0 | 85 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .783 | .321 | .461 | .187 | .274 |
| 1967 | Home | 76 | 305 | 0 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 62 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .828 | .303 | .525 | .259 | .266 |
| 1968 | Away | 69 | 285 | 7 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 14 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .641 | .234 | .407 | .214 | .193 |
| 1968 | Home | 68 | 261 | 15 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 22 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .776 | .309 | .467 | .222 | .245 |
| 1969 | Away | 76 | 284 | 47 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 22 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .817 | .314 | .504 | .239 | .264 |
| 1969 | Home | 76 | 292 | 41 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 19 | 62 | 5 | 7 | 7 | .729 | .291 | .438 | .195 | .243 |
| 1970 | Away | 76 | 294 | 46 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 18 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .709 | .301 | .408 | .150 | .259 |
| 1970 | Home | 76 | 276 | 39 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 56 | 15 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .810 | .310 | .500 | .232 | .268 |
| 1971 | Away | 60 | 188 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .604 | .259 | .346 | .122 | .223 |
| 1971 | Home | 49 | 164 | 20 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .690 | .300 | .390 | .134 | .256 |
| Total | Away | 791 | 3487 | 116 | 891 | 138 | 24 | 175 | 569 | 230 | 753 | 28 | 9 | 18 | .761 | .302 | .459 | .204 | .256 |
| Total | Home | 775 | 3343 | 115 | 851 | 133 | 29 | 176 | 595 | 247 | 763 | 17 | 11 | 20 | .777 | .307 | .470 | .215 | .255 |
| Total | 2370 | 9241 | 1274 | 2318 | 355 | 64 | 463 | 1503 | 618 | 2067 | 217 | 98 | 230 | .752 | .299 | .453 | .203 | .251 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Howard Taft has retired from the Seattle Pilots |
| 1968-08-18 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1966-07-10 | The Seattle Pilots have removed Howard Taft from the trade block. |
| 1966-07-09 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1965-04-12 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Underground is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1956-03-25 | The Seattle Underground have promoted Howard Taft to the major league team. |
| 1956-03-25 | The Seattle Underground have renamed Cumberland Gappe to Howard Taft. |
| 1955-05-07 | A 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). |
| 1955-04-28 | The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Clinton Haywood to Cumberland Gappe. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Howard Taft to Clinton Haywood. |
| 1954-10-13 | A 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). |
| 1953-04-01 | The Seattle Underground have renamed Steve Taylor to Howard Taft. |