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| Name | Team | Age |
| Howard Taft | Retired (1971, Age 38) | Died (2017, Age 84) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 45 (1953) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ed ONeill League | 0 | 16 years (11 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/18/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (5.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1968 | LCS | 6 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .185 | .192 | .154 |
| 1968 | WS | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .521 | .188 | .333 | .133 |
| 1969 | LCS | 5 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .150 | .250 | .150 |
| 1971 | LCS | 6 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .558 | .348 | .211 | .211 |
| 1971 | WS | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 26 | 94 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .406 | .204 | .202 | .138 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Howard Taft has retired from the Seattle Pilots |
| 1968-08-18 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1966-07-10 | The Seattle Pilots have removed Howard Taft from the trade block. |
| 1966-07-09 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Pilots is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1965-04-12 | Howard Taft of the Seattle Underground is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1956-03-25 | The Seattle Underground have promoted Howard Taft to the major league team. |
| 1956-03-25 | The Seattle Underground have renamed Cumberland Gappe to Howard Taft. |
| 1955-05-07 | A trade has been completed between the Seattle Underground and the Atlanta Aeronauts. The Atlanta Aeronauts receive Don Madden, Bobby Hackett, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (HOU) from the Seattle Underground in exchange for Steve Jones, Cumberland Gappe, Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 HOU (Charlie Newsom), Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 ATL (Dwight Dillard). |
| 1955-04-28 | The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Clinton Haywood to Cumberland Gappe. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Atlanta Aeronauts have renamed Howard Taft to Clinton Haywood. |
| 1954-10-13 | A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Aeronauts and the Seattle Underground. The Seattle Underground receive Cy Norman, Fred Rios, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (ATL) from the Atlanta Aeronauts in exchange for Howard Taft, Carlos Tartabull, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (ATL). |
| 1953-04-01 | The Seattle Underground have renamed Steve Taylor to Howard Taft. |