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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1952 RF NYA-BOS 3 1 12.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1B NYA-BOS 1 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 1 0 7.00 1.000
LF NYA-BOS 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
CF NYA-BOS 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1953 LF BOS 11 11 94.0 25 24 0 1 0 +1 2.30 .960
RF BOS 26 7 83.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 1.52 1.000
1954 RF BOS-TB 4 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.75 1.000
LF BOS-TB 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1956 CF NYN 22 22 193.1 48 48 0 0 0 +1 2.23 1.000
RF NYN 22 5 66.1 21 21 0 0 0 +1 2.85 1.000
1957 LF NYN 40 35 318.2 75 73 0 2 0 +1 2.06 .973
CF NYN 27 27 235.2 63 62 0 1 0 +1 2.37 .984
RF NYN 15 13 123.2 24 24 0 0 0 +1 1.75 1.000
1958 CF NYN-LAA 49 34 310.0 87 86 0 1 0 -1 2.50 .989
1B NYN-LAA 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1960 CF PIT-ATL 7 6 57.2 14 14 0 0 0 -1 2.19 1.000
RF PIT-ATL 9 5 50.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.72 1.000
SS PIT-ATL 2 2 18.0 5 0 3 2 0 0 1.50 .600
1961 CF MON 9 6 56.0 17 16 1 0 0 -1 2.73 1.000
RF MON 4 4 34.1 10 10 0 0 0 0 2.62 1.000
1962 LF MON 15 15 128.0 36 36 0 0 0 +3 2.53 1.000
CF MON 21 7 89.0 22 21 1 0 0 -1 2.22 1.000
RF MON 9 7 67.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 2.01 1.000
1963 RF MON 6 3 30.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
LF MON 2 2 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.23 1.000
CF MON 5 0 19.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1.42 1.000
1964 RF MON 5 5 44.0 17 17 0 0 0 0 3.48 1.000
LF MON 3 3 26.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.69 1.000
CF MON 5 1 20.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.000
1B MON 3 0 10.0 12 12 0 0 0 -2 10.80 1.000
Pos Total CF 146 104 989.2 264 259 3 2 0 -2 2.38 .992
LF 73 68 605.2 145 142 0 3 0 +5 2.11 .979
RF 103 51 522.1 115 115 0 0 0 +2 1.98 1.000
1B 5 1 20.0 19 19 0 0 1 -2 8.55 1.000
SS 2 2 18.0 5 0 3 2 0 0 1.50 .600
Total 329 226 2155.2 548 535 6 7 1 +3 2.26 .987
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.