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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Mike Taber Center Field
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .692 Status Retired (1964) Option Years 0  
H 269 Age 50 (OS 50) Date of Birth 01-03-1930
HR 11 Drafted Round 4, Pick 53
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(11 games)
RBI 116
SB 35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR C-
Speed A- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.3%) LF A+ (98.7%) Arm WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .750 .250 .500 .250 .250
1952 Home 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 .214 .083 .000 .083
1953 Away 25 58 5 9 3 0 0 3 3 8 0 3 1 .404 .197 .207 .052 .155
1953 Home 30 49 7 8 3 0 1 6 7 6 1 1 0 .549 .263 .286 .122 .163
1954 Away 5 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .984 .556 .429 .000 .429
1954 Home 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.100 .600 .500 .000 .500
1956 Away 26 57 7 13 1 1 0 5 7 5 5 2 0 .593 .312 .281 .053 .228
1956 Home 32 80 15 23 5 0 1 5 9 14 3 0 0 .747 .360 .388 .100 .287
1957 Away 60 156 21 36 7 1 2 14 21 21 8 4 1 .653 .326 .327 .096 .231
1957 Home 63 183 27 51 10 4 2 25 17 24 7 6 2 .750 .340 .410 .131 .279
1958 Away 41 76 10 21 1 3 0 11 7 13 1 1 0 .706 .337 .368 .092 .276
1958 Home 33 63 10 20 5 1 1 6 11 6 0 2 1 .895 .419 .476 .159 .317
1960 Away 13 29 1 7 1 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 .670 .290 .379 .138 .241
1960 Home 14 34 2 7 2 0 0 2 5 6 1 0 2 .572 .308 .265 .059 .206
1961 Away 7 16 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 .579 .391 .188 .062 .125
1961 Home 6 15 4 6 3 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.300 .500 .800 .400 .400
1962 Away 26 55 4 13 0 1 0 3 4 12 1 2 0 .573 .300 .273 .036 .236
1962 Home 25 61 12 19 2 2 1 10 8 12 3 0 0 .845 .386 .459 .148 .311
1963 Away 13 19 3 5 1 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 .679 .364 .316 .053 .263
1963 Home 15 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 .611 .348 .263 .053 .211
1964 Away 20 45 7 13 2 0 1 4 3 6 1 1 0 .733 .333 .400 .111 .289
1964 Home 14 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 .728 .353 .375 .062 .312
Total Away 239 522 62 123 18 6 4 52 59 78 18 13 2 .632 .316 .316 .080 .236
Total Home 238 536 85 146 32 7 7 64 68 76 17 9 5 .751 .353 .397 .125 .272
Total 477 1058 147 269 50 13 11 116 127 154 35 22 7 .692 .335 .357 .103 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Mike Taber has retired from the Montreal Expos
1961-09-04The Montreal Expos have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Dwayne Valentine to the minors.
1961-05-01The Montreal Expos have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire. The Montreal Expos have waived Al Stanton.
1961-04-10The Atlanta Anarchists have waived Mike Taber.
1961-04-06The Atlanta Anarchists have designated Mike Taber for assignment.
1960-09-06The Atlanta Anarchists have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire.
1960-09-02The Pittsburgh Bucs have designated Alan Pool for assignment. The Pittsburgh Bucs have designated Mike Taber for assignment.
1960-07-18The Pittsburgh Bucs have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team.
1960-07-14The Pittsburgh Bucs have promoted Hal Gardiner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bucs have designated Mike Taber for assignment.
1960-04-14The Pittsburgh Bucs have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bucs have sent Eduardo Holtzman to the minors.
1959-04-05The Pittsburgh Bucs have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire.
1959-04-01The Los Angeles Angels have waived Mike Taber.
1958-09-26The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Enrique Byers to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have designated Mike Taber for assignment.
1958-05-15The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have sent Wilbur Frank to the minors.
1958-05-08The Los Angeles Angels have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire.
1958-04-03The New York Nights have promoted Fred Peters to the major league team. The New York Nights have waived Mike Taber.
1956-04-01The New York Nights have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team. The New York Nights have promoted Jim Harman to the major league team. The New York Nights have waived Ken Wood.
1955-04-05The New York Nights have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Tampa Bay River Cats have waived Mike Taber.
1954-09-05The Tampa Bay River Cats have acquired Mike Taber from the waiver wire.
1954-09-01The Boston Red Sox have waived Mike Taber.
1954-05-02The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bill Eddy to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Mike Taber to the minors.
1952-09-22The Boston Red Sox have auto-promoted Mike Taber to the major leagues.
1952-09-22A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Mike Taber from the New York Yankees in exchange for Ross Schaffernoth.
1952-09-17The New York Yankees have promoted Mike Taber to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Harry Galloway to the minors.