Sammy Taylor
1958–1963 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets
473G
.245AVG
.313OBP
.375SLG
309H
33HR
148RBI
3SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | 1,404 | 1,263 | 126 | 309 | 47 | 9 | 33 | 148 | 122 | 182 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 473 | .245 | .313 | .375 | .688 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1959-07-29 to 1959-08-12
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1961-06-27 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1959-09-18 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1959-09-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 254 | 745 | 178 | 20 | 79 | 57 | 94 | .262 | .315 | .409 |
| Away | 219 | 659 | 131 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 88 | .225 | .297 | .334 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 17 | .207 | .311 | .322 |
| May | 97 | 309 | 69 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 44 | .246 | .307 | .329 |
| June | 97 | 304 | 76 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 45 | .285 | .349 | .457 |
| July | 77 | 247 | 55 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 25 | .246 | .312 | .406 |
| August | 78 | 222 | 44 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 24 | .217 | .279 | .291 |
| September | 83 | 218 | 47 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 26 | .234 | .271 | .403 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 71 | 215 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 31 | .267 | .335 | .419 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 71 | 220 | 50 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 31 | .253 | .318 | .434 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 69 | 212 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 17 | .279 | .340 | .384 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 59 | 156 | 35 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 27 | .252 | .314 | .460 |
| milwaukee-braves | 58 | 176 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 20 | .206 | .250 | .333 |
| cincinnati-reds | 55 | 175 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | .283 | .337 | .396 |
| san-francisco-giants | 54 | 150 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | .162 | .260 | .223 |
| houston-astros | 16 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .294 | .333 | .382 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Chicago Cubs | 96 | 301 | 78 | 6 | 36 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 110 | 353 | 95 | 13 | 44 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 74 | 150 | 31 | 3 | 17 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 89 | 235 | 56 | 8 | 23 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs, New York Mets | 75 | 173 | 37 | 3 | 21 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets | 29 | 51 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .235 | – | – |