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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
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	4/18/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	3
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

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.