Tony Taylor
#106 RANKED AT POSITION
1958—1976
Second Base
BORN
December 19, 1935, in Central Alava, , Cuba
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 170
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia Phillies
.261
BATTING AVERAGE
2195
GAMES
23.3
WAR
.321
ON-BASE PCT
1005
RUNS
18.3
WAR7
.352
SLUGGING
2007
HITS
10.0
WAR3
.673
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
75
HOME RUNS
1.7
WAR PER SEASON
A solid and dependable performer, Taylor set a Phillies team record by playing 1,003 games at second base (later broken by Chase Utley), and his six steals of home ranks him second on the Phillies’ all-time list. Taylor appeared on a live satellite broadcast feed on July 23, 1962, in the first live transatlantic broadcast, relayed by Telstar in the 20 minutes that it orbited over the Atlantic Ocean. As lead-in filler before a speech by President John F. Kennedy, a 90-second clip of a game between the Phillies and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, featuring Taylor hitting a ball pitched by Cal Koonce to right fielder George Altman, was captured and broadcast live to Europe.
Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen
| CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS | WAR PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Taylor |
23.3 |
18.3 |
11.8 |
10.0 |
20.8 |
1.7 |
|
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER |
70.8 |
45.6 |
33.2 |
22.8 |
58.2 |
5.2 |
Where Does Tony Taylor Rank
Among Second Basemen?
| RANKING | CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
106 |
82 |
99 |
NR |
NR |
87 |
|
EGG RANKING |
WAR |
WAR7 |
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE |
WAR3 |
JAWS |