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Name Team Age
Buck Taveras Retired (1964, Age 38) Died (2003, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League 0 12 years (104 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 6/7/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (97.7 %) D+ (25.7 %) F  (2.5 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 DET 142 583 93 151 15 6 30 104 45 123 12 3 14 .773 .313 .460 .259
1953 DET 142 570 78 147 25 9 17 78 41 132 12 2 10 .732 .309 .423 .258
1954 DET 110 444 75 127 23 2 13 82 35 77 12 4 14 .771 .337 .435 .286
1955 STL 142 563 88 163 31 10 21 101 46 107 14 8 15 .833 .341 .492 .290
1956 STL 142 576 66 153 26 6 26 94 31 122 11 4 15 .770 .303 .467 .266
1957 STL 142 566 91 170 29 7 34 104 50 104 22 7 13 .911 .355 .557 .300
1958 STL 115 429 63 115 21 5 10 55 28 86 12 8 11 .721 .311 .410 .268
1959 STL 114 444 76 135 15 9 18 73 41 80 18 3 8 .863 .363 .500 .304
1960 STL 143 574 112 154 19 10 25 76 61 117 21 10 4 .808 .341 .467 .268
1961 STL 142 543 94 141 20 9 22 80 62 110 17 4 9 .784 .333 .451 .260
1962 NYA 129 444 56 117 10 4 22 86 48 88 2 3 13 .785 .333 .453 .264
1963 NYA 100 366 45 92 12 4 9 34 26 68 3 1 11 .682 .302 .380 .251
1964 DET 33 72 10 17 1 1 1 6 5 9 4 0 1 .614 .295 .319 .236
Total 1596 6174 947 1682 247 82 248 973 519 1223 160 57 138 .788 .328 .460 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Buck Taveras has retired from the Detroit Blazers
1964-04-01The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team.
1964-03-30Buck Taveras has signed with the Detroit Blazers for $0.9M per year for 1 year.
1963-07-21Buck Taveras of the New York Robber Barons is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1962-03-29The 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.
1962-03-29Buck Taveras has signed with the New York Robber Barons for $2.5M per year for 2 years.
1959-07-09Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1958-07-22Buck Taveras of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1955-03-28The 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.
1955-03-28Buck Taveras has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $7.5M per year for 7 years.
1954-08-24Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1954-06-21Buck Taveras of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1951-10-13The Detroit Blazers have promoted Buck Taveras to the major league team.