Raymond Taylor
1937–1944 · bats R / throws R · Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, CCB, Cleveland Buckeyes, IN7, Kansas City Monarchs, LS4, Memphis Red Sox
158G
.172AVG
.230OBP
.219SLG
More career statistics
77H
1HR
45RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 158 | 190 |
| Batting · At bats | 448 | 321 |
| Batting · Doubles | 12 | 9 |
| Batting · Hits | 77 | 74 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 1 | 0 |
| Batting · Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 489 | 358 |
| Batting · Runs | 39 | 38 |
| Batting · RBI | 45 | 29 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 7 | 8 |
| Batting · Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Batting · Walks | 33 | 29 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 489 | 448 | 39 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | .172 | .230 | .219 | .449 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1939-04-30 to 1939-06-04
8longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1938-09-11 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 86 | 138 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .261 | .319 | .370 |
| Away | 104 | 220 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2 | .213 | .268 | .243 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
| May | 61 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .222 | .290 | .311 |
| June | 46 | 82 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .206 | .293 | .235 |
| July | 38 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .232 | .292 |
| August | 36 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .253 | .326 | .301 |
| September | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| memphis-red-sox | 41 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .261 | .327 | .283 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 34 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .227 | .258 | .295 |
| chicago-american-giants | 31 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .283 | .200 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .385 | .222 |
| JAX | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 |
| CI1 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .242 | .300 |
| ATN | 10 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .371 |
| CV9 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .368 | .529 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 36 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .210 | – | – |
| 1938 | IN7, Kansas City Monarchs | 28 | 69 | 14 | – | 8 | 3 | .203 | – | – |
| 1939 | SSA | 24 | 60 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1940 | SNO | 24 | 34 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1941 | SNO | 19 | 26 | 8 | – | – | 1 | .308 | – | – |
| 1942 | CCB | 19 | 22 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1943 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 31 | 42 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1944 | Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .167 | – | – |