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Buck Taveras Second Base
Retired (1964, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .788 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 1682 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 06-07-1926
HR 248 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(104 games)
RBI 973
SB 160 Salary $0.90M Final Contract Year 1964
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF F  (2.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF F  (0.3%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (97.7%) RF D+ (25.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% 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
1952 Away 72 308 50 84 6 3 16 51 20 61 6 2 5 .787 .319 .468 .195 .273
1952 Home 70 275 43 67 9 3 14 53 25 62 6 1 9 .758 .307 .451 .207 .244
1953 Away 68 283 46 77 14 5 9 40 22 63 7 1 6 .776 .324 .452 .180 .272
1953 Home 74 287 32 70 11 4 8 38 19 69 5 1 4 .688 .294 .394 .150 .244
1954 Away 54 225 40 64 11 2 8 40 15 36 8 3 7 .784 .327 .458 .173 .284
1954 Home 56 219 35 63 12 0 5 42 20 41 4 1 7 .758 .347 .411 .123 .288
1955 Away 71 286 42 87 16 5 13 51 23 56 7 5 7 .887 .356 .531 .227 .304
1955 Home 71 277 46 76 15 5 8 50 23 51 7 3 8 .778 .327 .451 .177 .274
1956 Away 72 301 27 73 10 3 9 41 11 63 7 3 11 .656 .271 .385 .143 .243
1956 Home 70 275 39 80 16 3 17 53 20 59 4 1 4 .893 .337 .556 .265 .291
1957 Away 72 299 45 89 17 2 18 56 18 56 10 3 5 .884 .335 .548 .251 .298
1957 Home 70 267 46 81 12 5 16 48 32 48 12 4 8 .941 .375 .566 .262 .303
1958 Away 54 203 25 48 10 4 1 18 11 42 5 3 6 .613 .273 .340 .103 .236
1958 Home 61 226 38 67 11 1 9 37 17 44 7 5 5 .818 .344 .473 .177 .296
1959 Away 58 227 47 78 10 7 9 37 23 48 13 2 4 .971 .402 .568 .225 .344
1959 Home 56 217 29 57 5 2 9 36 18 32 5 1 4 .751 .322 .429 .166 .263
1960 Away 71 297 61 78 11 5 15 46 33 60 13 6 2 .820 .335 .485 .222 .263
1960 Home 72 277 51 76 8 5 10 30 28 57 8 4 2 .795 .347 .448 .173 .274
1961 Away 71 278 50 67 8 5 10 34 32 60 10 1 3 .731 .317 .414 .173 .241
1961 Home 71 265 44 74 12 4 12 46 30 50 7 3 6 .840 .349 .491 .211 .279
1962 Away 61 218 24 53 3 1 7 32 21 38 1 1 7 .671 .309 .362 .119 .243
1962 Home 68 226 32 64 7 3 15 54 27 50 1 2 6 .895 .355 .540 .257 .283
1963 Away 51 187 25 51 7 1 6 19 15 41 1 1 10 .746 .328 .417 .144 .273
1963 Home 49 179 20 41 5 3 3 15 11 27 2 0 1 .614 .274 .341 .112 .229
1964 Away 16 38 7 9 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 .687 .293 .395 .158 .237
1964 Home 17 34 3 8 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 1 .533 .297 .235 .000 .235
Total Away 791 3150 489 858 124 44 122 468 246 627 90 31 73 .780 .325 .456 .183 .272
Total Home 805 3024 458 824 123 38 126 505 273 596 70 26 65 .796 .332 .463 .191 .272
Total 1596 6174 947 1682 247 82 248 973 519 1223 160 57 138 .788 .328 .460 .187 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Buck Taveras has retired from the Detroit Blazers
1964-04-01The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team.
1964-03-30Buck Taveras has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $0.9M per year for 1 year.
1963-07-21Buck Taveras of the New York Robber Barons is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1962-03-29The New York Robber Barons have promoted Glenn Sullivan to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team.
1962-03-29Buck Taveras has signed with the New York Robber Barons for $2.5M per year for 2 years.
1959-07-09Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1958-07-22Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1955-03-28The St. Louis Writers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Dave Clevenger to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Larry Chlupsa to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Charlie Kison to the major league team.
1955-03-28Buck Taveras has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $7.5M per year for 7 years.
1954-08-24Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1954-06-21Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1951-10-13The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team.