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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 SEA
154
584
61
118
14
5
17
72
31
 143 2 6
5
 1 28
.573
.242
.330
.128
.202
1957 SEA
154
600
54
131
26
1
27
83
33
 135 0 3
4
 2 13
.658
.258
.400
.182
.218
1958 SEA
154
622
87
161
25
2
31
87
32
 141 4 3
9
 4 30
.753
.298
.455
.196
.259
1959 SEA
154
605
99
166
19
3
37
97
45
 132 1 2
9
 8 16
.824
.325
.499
.225
.274
1960 SEA
154
613
89
170
28
7
36
114
43
 128 2 3
7
 3 13
.847
.325
.522
.245
.277
1961 SEA
154
610
83
154
23
3
33
112
51
 128 3 5
16
 5 10
.773
.311
.462
.210
.252
1962 SEA
154
601
76
151
33
1
23
81
50
 132 6 8
15
 6 21
.736
.311
.424
.173
.251
1963 SEA
154
617
82
153
15
3
35
98
38
 135 2 4
18
 7 15
.744
.292
.452
.204
.248
1964 SEA
154
611
91
163
21
6
40
128
48
 136 1 4
18
 7 9
.836
.319
.517
.250
.267
1965 SEA
140
561
76
126
19
3
20
80
39
 110 4 1
11
 6 9
.655
.279
.376
.152
.225
1966 SEA
140
558
92
160
23
8
37
113
40
 119 2 2
22
 12 16
.891
.336
.556
.269
.287
1967 SEA
154
615
90
166
22
5
35
101
37
 124 3 4
28
 14 8
.805
.313
.493
.223
.270
1968 SEA
137
546
85
119
22
5
29
95
36
 145 5 5
16
 3 5
.706
.270
.436
.218
.218
1969 SEA
152
576
88
146
24
4
31
97
41
 135 1 4
15
 11 12
.773
.302
.470
.217
.253
1970 SEA
152
570
85
150
27
6
23
102
33
 148 4 6
11
 6 14
.758
.305
.453
.189
.263
1971 SEA
109
352
36
84
14
2
9
43
21
 76 1 7
13
 3 11
.645
.278
.366
.128
.239
Total
2370
9241
1274
2318
355
64
463
1503
618
 2067 41 67
217
 98 230
.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.