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Barry Zito League 9-2-2102 |
| Buck Taveras |  Second BaseRetired (1964, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .272 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .788 | Status | Deceased (2003) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 973 | |||||
| SB | 160 | Salary | $0.90M | Final Contract Year | 1964 | |
| 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 | (2.5%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | (0.3%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | (97.7%) | RF | (25.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 5 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1952 | 3B | DET | 142 | 142 | 1267.1 | 374 | 97 | 263 | 14 | 18 | -19 | 2.56 | .963 | |
| 1953 | 3B | DET | 142 | 142 | 1277.2 | 388 | 86 | 292 | 10 | 24 | -5 | 2.66 | .974 | |
| 1954 | 3B | DET | 110 | 110 | 984.0 | 289 | 63 | 212 | 14 | 10 | +17 | 2.52 | .952 | |
| 1955 | 3B | STL | 113 | 113 | 1004.2 | 315 | 65 | 238 | 12 | 13 | +1 | 2.71 | .962 | |
| 1B | STL | 29 | 29 | 249.0 | 278 | 268 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -3 | 9.94 | .989 | ||
| 1956 | 2B | STL | 142 | 142 | 1247.2 | 685 | 268 | 402 | 15 | 53 | -11 | 4.83 | .978 | |
| 1957 | 2B | STL | 142 | 142 | 1257.1 | 726 | 292 | 421 | 13 | 64 | -1 | 5.10 | .982 | |
| 1958 | 2B | STL | 93 | 90 | 828.0 | 435 | 174 | 251 | 10 | 42 | -3 | 4.62 | .977 | |
| CF | STL | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2.33 | .875 | ||
| 1B | STL | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.08 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | STL | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4.26 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | STL | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1959 | 2B | STL | 102 | 102 | 906.0 | 537 | 204 | 325 | 8 | 60 | +8 | 5.25 | .985 | |
| 1B | STL | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | STL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1960 | 2B | STL | 99 | 99 | 882.0 | 472 | 177 | 292 | 3 | 49 | -7 | 4.79 | .994 | |
| RF | STL | 25 | 25 | 220.2 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.75 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | STL | 19 | 19 | 161.0 | 43 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.35 | .977 | ||
| 1961 | 3B | STL | 142 | 142 | 1255.2 | 402 | 93 | 300 | 9 | 14 | +3 | 2.82 | .978 |  |
| 1962 | 2B | NYA | 123 | 123 | 1096.1 | 574 | 258 | 303 | 13 | 60 | -4 | 4.61 | .977 | |
| LF | NYA | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | NYA | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1963 | 2B | NYA | 66 | 64 | 572.1 | 355 | 147 | 206 | 2 | 43 | -1 | 5.55 | .994 | |
| 3B | NYA | 32 | 32 | 275.0 | 84 | 19 | 56 | 9 | 1 | +1 | 2.45 | .893 | ||
| 1964 | RF | DET | 9 | 9 | 78.0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | .950 | |
| LF | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | DET | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | 2B | 767 | 762 | 6789.2 | 3784 | 1520 | 2200 | 64 | 371 | -19 | 4.93 | .983 | ||
| 3B | 704 | 703 | 6254.1 | 1911 | 432 | 1410 | 69 | 80 | -4 | 2.65 | .964 | |||
| RF | 35 | 35 | 307.2 | 64 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.84 | .984 | |||
| 1B | 34 | 34 | 293.0 | 326 | 315 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -4 | 9.92 | .991 | |||
| LF | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.87 | 1.000 | |||
| CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2.05 | .909 | |||
| Total | 1551 | 1545 | 13741.2 | 6107 | 2351 | 3618 | 138 | 467 | -31 | 3.91 | .977 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Buck Taveras has retired from the Detroit Blazers |
| 1964-04-01 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team. |
| 1964-03-30 | Buck Taveras has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $0.9M per year for 1 year. |
| 1963-07-21 | Buck Taveras of the New York Robber Barons is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1962-03-29 | The 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. |
| 1962-03-29 | Buck Taveras has signed with the New York Robber Barons for $2.5M per year for 2 years. |
| 1959-07-09 | Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1958-07-22 | Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1955-03-28 | The 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. |
| 1955-03-28 | Buck Taveras has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $7.5M per year for 7 years. |
| 1954-08-24 | Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1954-06-21 | Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1951-10-13 | The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team. |