1B Ben 'Old Reliable' Taylor #28
Kansas City Monarchs MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/21/1916
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1B BEN 'OLD RELIABLE' TAYLOR #28 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 610 165 14 7 0 63 36 51 .270 .312 .316 33 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 70
Gap 45 45 45 55
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 20
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: - 40 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1916 @ STL Win, 4-0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/23/1916 @ STL Win, 4-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
09/21/1916 STL Win, 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/20/1916 STL Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1916 STL Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1916 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/16/1916 @ STL Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1916 @ BOS Win, 5-3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1916 @ BOS Win, 2-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1916 @ BOS Win, 7-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Birthday:07/01/1888
Born in:Anderson, SC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1909, 9th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1916 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 610 165 14 7 0 63 69 36 51 .270 .312 .316 .628 .307 .046 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 651 2 0 0 5 7 3 193 21 33 26 55.9 58.9 3.27 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   124 28 1 3 0 9 14 5 12 0 2 1 .226 .262 .282 .544
Versus Right   486 137 13 4 0 54 55 31 39 3 5 1 .282 .324 .325 .649
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   110 31 3 2 0 12 16 7 7 0 2 0 .282 .325 .345 .670
May   118 29 2 2 0 11 7 6 10 0 1 1 .246 .288 .297 .585
June   107 24 1 1 0 12 12 7 11 1 1 0 .224 .270 .252 .522
July   113 31 2 1 0 9 12 5 8 0 1 1 .274 .311 .310 .621
August   113 34 4 0 0 13 13 9 11 2 1 0 .301 .347 .336 .683
September   49 16 2 1 0 6 9 2 4 0 1 0 .327 .353 .408 .761
Spring Training   46 9 1 0 0 5 5 5 2 0 0 0 .196 .275 .217 .492
Postseason   30 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 1 .233 .258 .300 .558
Last Year   560 157 25 8 0 47 69 57 61 4 2 2 .280 .347 .354 .700
2 Years Ago   629 198 28 12 1 59 100 61 65 2 2 5 .315 .379 .402 .781
Career   4243 1251 165 66 7 460 532 296 349 26 55 13 .295 .341 .370 .711
Home   302 70 7 3 0 26 36 17 19 1 4 0 .232 .272 .275 .547
Road   308 95 7 4 0 37 33 19 32 2 3 2 .308 .350 .357 .708
Grass   610 165 14 7 0 63 69 36 51 3 7 2 .270 .312 .316 .628
Day   196 67 7 4 0 28 20 10 16 0 1 1 .342 .377 .418 .795
Night   414 98 7 3 0 35 49 26 35 3 6 1 .237 .282 .268 .550
As Starter   605 162 14 7 0 61 68 35 51 3 7 2 .268 .309 .314 .623
As Reliever / Substitution   5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Pinch Hitting   5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Close/Late   151 47 6 1 0 19 23 9 11 1 2 1 .311 .352 .364 .716
Inning 1-3   248 70 5 5 0 25 21 10 21 2 3 0 .282 .308 .343 .650
Inning 4-6   170 37 3 1 0 14 18 11 16 0 2 1 .218 .269 .247 .516
Inning 7-9   173 52 6 1 0 21 29 14 12 0 0 1 .301 .356 .347 .703
Extra Innings   19 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .316 .333 .316 .649
0 Outs   198 58 5 5 0 17 32 7 15 0 7 1 .293 .320 .369 .689
1 Outs   253 73 7 2 0 22 29 16 19 3 0 0 .289 .327 .332 .659
2 Outs   159 34 2 0 0 24 8 13 17 0 0 1 .214 .277 .226 .504
Scoring Position   164 55 6 3 0 62 28 13 12 3 7 1 .335 .381 .409 .790
Bases Empty   345 86 7 3 0 0 29 19 34 0 0 0 .249 .288 .287 .575
Runner on 1st   101 24 1 1 0 1 12 4 5 0 0 1 .238 .274 .267 .541
Runner on 2nd   67 21 0 2 0 11 13 5 4 0 7 1 .313 .370 .373 .743
Runner on 3rd   20 7 1 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 0 .350 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 14 1 0 0 11 7 2 3 0 0 0 .359 .390 .385 .775
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   18 5 2 1 0 12 1 1 1 2 0 0 .278 .286 .500 .786
Bases Loaded   9 5 1 0 0 13 3 3 1 0 0 0 .556 .667 .667 1.333
Two Strikes   232 46 4 2 0 9 22 5 51 1 0 2 .198 .221 .233 .454
First Pitch   121 35 4 1 0 13 10 0 0 1 1 0 .289 .287 .339 .626
Count 0-1   53 12 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .226 .226 .453
Count 0-2   41 6 1 1 0 0 4 0 13 0 0 2 .146 .186 .220 .406
Count 1-0   60 24 4 0 0 14 8 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .467 .867
Count 1-1   53 19 1 2 0 10 8 0 0 0 4 0 .358 .358 .453 .811
Count 1-2   76 10 0 1 0 5 7 0 20 0 0 0 .132 .132 .158 .289
Count 2-0   29 11 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .379 .414 .793
Count 2-1   42 12 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .279 .333 .612
Count 2-2   73 16 2 0 0 2 7 0 12 0 0 0 .219 .219 .247 .466
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 6 0 1 0 4 8 18 0 0 0 0 .300 .632 .400 1.032
Full Count   42 14 1 0 0 2 4 5 6 1 0 0 .333 .396 .357 .753
Behind in Count   170 28 1 2 0 7 16 0 33 0 0 2 .165 .174 .194 .369
Ahead in Count   151 53 5 2 0 29 24 31 0 1 2 0 .351 .459 .411 .870
Batting 2nd   605 162 14 7 0 61 68 35 51 3 7 2 .268 .309 .314 .623
Batting 9th   5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Low Leverage   288 70 6 2 0 10 30 26 27 1 0 0 .243 .305 .278 .583
Medium Leverage   213 55 3 3 0 21 21 3 16 1 4 2 .258 .274 .300 .574
High Leverage   105 39 5 2 0 32 17 7 8 1 3 0 .371 .407 .457 .864
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1910 Cincinnati - MLB 21 154 644 168 19 18 0 49 64 30 0 5 30 10 24 .261 .292 .346 .638 99 99 1.3
1911 Kansas City - MLB 22 149 590 171 25 10 1 66 78 32 2 6 39 9 18 .290 .325 .371 .697 102 100 1.4
1912 Kansas City - MLB 23 150 596 195 27 8 0 101 71 37 0 5 42 14 13 .327 .364 .399 .763 120 119 2.5
1913 Kansas City - MLB 24 152 614 197 27 3 5 75 81 43 2 1 61 26 21 .321 .367 .399 .766 127 128 3.1
1914 Kansas City - MLB 25 151 629 198 28 12 1 59 100 61 5 2 65 43 25 .315 .379 .402 .781 133 129 5.8
1915 Kansas City - MLB 26 152 560 157 25 8 0 47 69 57 2 4 61 24 24 .280 .347 .354 .700 114 108 2.2
1916 Kansas City - MLB 27 149 610 165 14 7 0 63 69 36 2 3 51 33 26 .270 .312 .316 .628 89 98 1.3
Total MLB 1057 4243 1251 165 66 7 460 532 296 13 26 349 159 151 .295 .341 .370 .711 112 112 17.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1915 Kansas City - MLB 26 6 22 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .136 .136 .136 .273 -17 -8 -0.8
1916 Kansas City - MLB 27 7 30 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 5 3 0 .233 .258 .300 .558 67 76 -0.5
Total MLB 13 52 10 2 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 12 3 0 .192 .208 .231 .438 32 41
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1910 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 151 150 1644 109 96 1775 22 .988 1370.0 11.52 +8.4 1.034
1911 Kansas City - MLB 1B 148 148 1513 91 80 1626 22 .986 1298.1 11.12 +4.1 1.028
1912 Kansas City - MLB 1B 148 148 1495 82 74 1598 21 .987 1287.1 11.03 +0.7 1.004
1913 Kansas City - MLB 1B 149 149 1419 107 50 1558 32 .979 1316.1 10.43 -0.9 .986
1914 Kansas City - MLB 1B 149 148 1464 111 72 1591 16 .990 1321.2 10.73 +8.7 1.044
1915 Kansas City - MLB 1B 146 146 1535 95 95 1647 17 .990 1326.2 11.06 +6.2 1.020
1916 Kansas City - MLB 1B 143 143 1436 96 82 1546 14 .991 1297.0 10.63 +4.8 1.025
TOTAL 1B 1034 1032 10506 691 549 11341 144 .987 9217.1 10.93 +31.9 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
12/01/1909 Drafted in the 1909 first-year player draft by the Cincinnati Reds. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/01/1910 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
10/13/1910 Drafted in the 1910 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Reds by the Kansas City Monarchs. (Round 17, Pick 2, 78th overall pick).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
04/28/1911 Goes 5-5 against the Birmingham Black Barons, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
06/01/1912 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Browns, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
06/03/1912 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
09/11/1914 Goes 5-7 against the Philadelphia Athletics, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
09/30/1914 Wins the 1914 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
09/24/1915 Wins the 1915 World Series with the Kansas City Monarchs.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
09/25/1916 Wins the 1916 World Series with the Kansas City Monarchs.
10/04/1916 Wins the 1916 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1911 148 1
1912 148 2
1913 149 1
1914 148 3
1915 146 3
1916 143 4
Year PA Rank
1910 679 8
1913 660 4
1914 697 1
1916 651 6
Year AB Rank
1910 644 2
1911 590 10
1912 596 5
1913 614 1
1914 629 2
1916 610 4
Year H Rank
1912 195 7
1913 197 4
1914 198 4
Year 3B Rank
1910 18 3
Year SB Rank
1914 43 7
Year RBI Rank
1912 101 8
Year R Rank
1914 100 8
Year SF Rank
1910 5 10
Year AVG Rank
1912 .327 7
1913 .321 10
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