Billy Taylor
William Henry Taylor
Born: 1855
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: 1900
Jacksonville, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 204
Career: 1881-1887
Minor League Statistics
Billy Taylor compiled a career record of 50 wins and 36 losses in his 275-game career with the Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Cleveland Blues, Pittsburg Alleghenys, St. Louis Maroons, Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1881 season and last took the field during the 1887 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.39 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 166 | 115 | 76 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 594 |
| 1884 | UA | St. Louis Maroons | 25 | 4 | .862 | 1.68 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 263.0 | 222 | 97 | 49 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1080 |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.53 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 260.0 | 232 | 118 | 73 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 130 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1115 |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 68 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 208 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.72 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 | 87 | 63 | 46 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 328 |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Totals | 50 | 36 | .581 | 3.17 | 100 | 84 | 15 | 83 | 3 | 4 | 799.7 | 811 | 456 | 282 | 11 | 165 | 0 | 376 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 3455 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 6 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .107 | .107 | .143 | .250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 24 | 103 | 103 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .243 | .243 | .252 | .495 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 71 | 310 | 302 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .278 | .297 | .447 | .744 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 83 | 378 | 369 | 43 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .260 | .278 | .350 | .627 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | UA | St. Louis Maroons | 43 | 193 | 186 | 44 | 68 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .366 | .389 | .548 | .937 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 114 | 111 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .252 | .272 | .342 | .614 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .190 | .381 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .325 | .359 | .684 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 275 | 1195 | 1167 | 148 | 323 | 62 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | .277 | .294 | .392 | .685 | 457 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | OF | 23 | 0 | 218.0 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .859 | 2.271 | 2.391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | OF | 5 | 0 | 57.0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 2.368 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 3B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .900 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | P | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | C | 27 | 0 | 222.0 | 116 | 40 | 25 | 0 | .862 | 6.324 | 5.778 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 1B | 24 | 0 | 210.0 | 238 | 5 | 18 | 7 | .931 | 1.414 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3B | 14 | 0 | 119.0 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 0 | .750 | 3.630 | 3.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 8 | 0 | 48.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.688 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 37 | 0 | 336.0 | 49 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .747 | 1.580 | 1.595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | C | 33 | 0 | 257.0 | 124 | 38 | 33 | 1 | .831 | 5.673 | 4.909 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 19 | 0 | 127.0 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .885 | 1.630 | 1.211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 1B | 9 | 0 | 66.0 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .977 | 11.591 | 9.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | UA | St. Louis Maroons | P | 33 | 0 | 263.0 | 17 | 51 | 10 | 2 | .872 | 2.327 | 2.061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 30 | 0 | 260.0 | 12 | 66 | 21 | 1 | .788 | 2.700 | 2.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | UA | St. Louis Maroons | OF | 4 | 0 | 83.0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .895 | 1.843 | 4.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | UA | St. Louis Maroons | 1B | 10 | 0 | 70.0 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .952 | 1.157 | 7.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 6 | 0 | 52.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | .865 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | P | 8 | 0 | 72.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 12.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1886 | AA | Baltimore Orioles | C | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 298 | 0 | 2524.0 | 852 | 289 | 177 | 17 | .866 | 4.069 | 3.829 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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