Hawk Taylor

Robert Dale Taylor
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1939 in Metropolis, IL
Signed: 1957 by the Milwaukee Braves
Acquired: purchased from the Braves, December 1963
Departed: traded to the California Angels for a player to be named later (Don Wallace) and cash, July 1967
Died: June 9, 2012 in Paducah, KY

Bob was a catcher and outfielder who played on the fringes of the big leagues for almost fifteen years. The Mets' Opening Day catcher in 1964, he's shown here on his 1961 Topps card. A '64 Topps card showing him with the Mets appears below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1957 Mil NL   7   1  2   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1958 Mil NL   4   8  1   1  1  0  0   0   2  0  0   3  0   0   0  0 .125 .250 .125
1961 Mil NL  20  26  1   5  0  0  1   1   8  0  1  11  3   0   0  0 .276 .308 .192
1962 Mil NL  20  47  3  12  0  0  0   2  12  0  1  10  2   0   0  0 .286 .255 .255
1963 Mil NL  16  29  1   2  0  0  0   0   2  0  0  12  1   0   0  0 .100 .069 .069
1964 *METS*  92 225 20  54  8  0  4  23  74  0  0  33  8   2   0  0 .272 .329 .240
1965 *METS*  25  46  5   7  0  0  4  10  19  0  0   8  1   0   0  1 .167 .413 .152
1966 *METS*  53 109  5  19  2  0  3  12  30  0  1  19  3   1   0  0 .204 .275 .174
1967 2teams  36  89  8  25  6  0  1   7  34  0  0  16  6   0   0  0 .326 .382 .281
1969 K C AL  64  89  7  24  5  0  3  21  38  0  0  18  6   0   0  1 .313 .427 .270
1970 K C AL  57  55  3   9  3  0  0   6  12  0  0  16  6   1   0  0 .258 .218 .164
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METS TOTALS 183 417 33  89 13  0 11  49 135  0  1  68 14   3   0  1 .244 .324 .213
OTHER CLUBS 211 307 23  69 12  0  5  33  96  0  2  78 22   1   0  1 .278 .313 .225
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CAREER TOTS 394 724 56 158 25  0 16  82 231  0  3 146 36   4   0  2 .258 .319 .218

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1967 *METS*  13  37  3   9  3  0  0   4  12  0  0   8  2   0   0  0 .282 .324 .243
1967 Cal AL  23  52  5  16  3  0  1   3  22  0  0   8  4   0   0  0 .357 .423 .308

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1964 Topps

1958 Topps #164

1961 Topps #446

1962 Topps #406

1963 Topps #481

1964 Topps #381

1965 Topps #329

1968 Topps #52

1969 Topps #239

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #399

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