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Hawk Taylor
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Birthdate: 4/3/1939    
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 190 lbs. Place of Birth: Metropolis, IL, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Catcher, Outfielder Right-handed; Milwaukee Braves 1957-1963; New York Mets 1964-1967; California Angels 1967; Kansas City Athletics 1969-70

An all-around athlete, Hawk Taylor played 11 years in the major leagues. Primarily used as a catcher and outfielder, he also played as a first baseman. The 6-ft, 1-inch, 185-pounder joined the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. He played a total of 11 games in his first two big league seasons. After being used as a utility by the Braves at C/OF, he was dealt to the New York Mets in’64 and batted .240 with 8 doubles, 4 homers, 23 RBIs in 235 at bats spanning 92 games. Bob Taylor batted a career-best .281 in 1967 in 36 games. Taylor finished his big-league career with the Kansas City A’s – 1969-1970. Robert Taylor played in 394 Games… Born: Metropolis, Illinois on 4/3/1939


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
12 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1957 MLN (NL) 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1958 MLN (NL) 4 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 SLG
1961 MLN (NL) 20 26 1 5 0 0 1 1 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 .276 SLG
1962 MLN (NL) 20 47 3 12 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .286 SLG
1963 MLN (NL) 16 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .69 .100 SLG
1964 NYM (NL) 92 225 20 54 8 0 4 23 8 33 0 0 1 2 0 0 .240 .272 SLG
1965 NYM (NL) 25 46 5 7 0 0 4 10 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .167 SLG
1966 NYM (NL) 53 109 5 19 2 0 3 12 3 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 .174 .204 SLG
1967 NYM (NL) 13 37 3 9 3 0 0 4 2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .282 SLG
1967 CAL (AL) 23 52 5 16 3 0 1 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 SLG
1969 KCR (AL) 64 89 7 24 5 0 3 21 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .313 SLG
1970 KCR (AL) 57 55 3 9 3 0 0 6 6 16 0 0 2 1 0 0 .164 .258 SLG
12 years   394 724 56 158 25 0 16 82 36 146 0 3 4 4 0 2 .218 .258 .SLG



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