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Jesse Orosco League 7-18-2215 |
| Norm Taylor |  Right FieldRetired (1978, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .249 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .706 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 76 | Age at Death | 84 | Date of Birth | 02-27-1942 | |
| HR | 9 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 25 (1964) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (75 games) |
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| RBI | 46 | |||||
| SB | 6 | |||||
| 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 | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (0.1%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1964 | Minors | 22 | 19.00 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 11 / 19 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 23 | 25.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 8 / 25 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 23 | 4.93 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 4 |
| 1966 | Majors | 24 | 10.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 8 / 10 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 25 | 10.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 10 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 26 | 23.00 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 23 | |||
| 1968 | Pos (LF) | 26 | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 16 / 23 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 27 | 27.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 9 / 27 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 28 | 10.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 10 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 28 | 9.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 9 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 29 | 15.00 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 15 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 30 | 20.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 20 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 31 | 1.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| 1974 | Minors | 32 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 32 | 10.11 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 10 |
| 1975 | Majors | 33 | 28.13 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 28 |
| 1976 | Minors | 34 | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 11 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 34 | 8.36 | 61 | 0 | 0 | -4 / 1 | -5 / 2 | -5 / 1 | -8 / 0 | -7 / 2 | -2 / 1 | -1 / 1 | -32 / 8 |
| 1977 | Majors | 35 | 25.68 | 162 | 20 | 0 | -3 / 6 | -3 / 3 | -5 / 3 | -6 / 2 | -6 / 3 | 0 / 3 | -2 / 5 | -25 / 25 |
| 1978 | Majors | 36 | 11.62 | 99 | 6 | 0 | -5 / 3 | -8 / 2 | -5 / 2 | -3 / 1 | -2 / 1 | -2 / 2 | -1 / 0 | -26 / 11 |
| Total | 561 | 55 | 0 | -4 / 37 | -10 / 44 | -8 / 30 | -2 / 38 | -7 / 45 | 4 / 36 | 4 / 38 | -7 / 291 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1978-11-01 | Norm Taylor has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1978-07-23 | The Texas Rangers have waived Norm Taylor. |
| 1976-10-03 | The Texas Rangers have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1976-08-07 | The Texas Rangers have designated Norm Taylor for assignment. |
| 1976-08-07 | The Texas Rangers have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1976-06-09 | The Texas Rangers have promoted Luis Williamson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Norm Taylor for assignment. |
| 1974-08-13 | The Texas Rangers have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Ira Silverio for assignment. |
| 1974-08-13 | The Texas Rangers have acquired Norm Taylor from the waiver wire. The Texas Rangers have waived Bruce Pyznarski. |
| 1974-04-11 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Harry Mason to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Thunder have waived Norm Taylor. |
| 1974-04-11 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have acquired Norm Taylor from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-05-03 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have waived Norm Taylor. |
| 1973-04-11 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have designated Norm Taylor for assignment. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have acquired Norm Taylor from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-06-11 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have waived Norm Taylor. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Detroit Thunderbirds have acquired Norm Taylor from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-04-01 | The Philadelphia Green Men have waived Norm Taylor. |
| 1966-03-25 | The Philadelphia Green Men have sent Norm Taylor to the minors. The Philadelphia Green Men have designated Russ Brame for assignment. |
| 1965-09-14 | The Philadelphia Green Men have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1965-04-30 | The Philadelphia Green Men have sent Norm Taylor to the minors. |
| 1965-04-24 | The Philadelphia Green Men have promoted Norm Taylor to the major league team. |
| 1965-04-11 | The Philadelphia Green Men have acquired Norm Taylor from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-04-01 | The Atlanta Ridge Runners have waived Norm Taylor. |