Ron Taylor

Ronald Wesley Taylor
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1937 in Toronto, ON, Canada
Signed: 1956 by the Cleveland Indians
Acquired: purchased from the Houston Astros, February 1967
Departed: purchased by the Montreal Expos, October 1971

 

Ron was the Mets' relief ace during the 1969 World Championship season, and he led the club in saves and appearances for four consecutive seasons (1967-70). He's pictured here on his 1966 Topps card; other '60s and '70s Topps cards are shown below.

    

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1962 Cle AL   8  4  1  33.1  2  2 .500  36  23  22  15  13   0  0  5.94
1963 StL NL  54  9  2 133.1  9  7 .563 119  44  42  91  30   0 11  2.84
1964 StL NL  63  2  0 101.1  8  4 .667 109  56  52  69  33   0  7  4.62
1965 2teams  57  1  0 101.1  3  6 .333 111  66  63  63  31   0  5  5.60
1966 Hou NL  36  1  0  64.2  2  3 .400  89  47  41  29  10   0  0  5.71
1967 *METS*  50  0  0  73.0  4  6 .400  60  21  19  46  23   0  8  2.34
1968 *METS*  58  0  0  76.2  1  5 .167  64  24  23  49  18   0 13  2.70
1969 *METS*  59  0  0  76.0  9  4 .692  61  23  23  42  24   0 13  2.72
1970 *METS*  57  0  0  66.1  5  4 .556  65  31  29  28  16   0 13  3.93
1971 *METS*  45  0  0  69.0  2  2 .500  71  28  28  32  11   0  2  3.65
1972 S D NL   4  0  0   5.0  0  0 ----   9   7   7   0   0   0  0 12.60
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METS TOTALS 269  0  0 361.0 21 21 .500 321 127 122 197  92   0 49  3.04
OTHER CLUBS 222 17  3 439.0 24 22 .522 473 243 227 267 117   0 23  4.65
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CAREER TOTS 491 17  3 800.0 45 43 .511 794 370 349 464 209   0 72  3.93

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1965 StL NL  25  0  0  43.2  2  1 .667  43  24  22  26  15   0  1  4.53
1965 Hou NL  32  1  0  57.2  1  5 .167  68  42  41  37  16   0  4  6.40

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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

1968 Topps

1970 Topps

1971 Topps

1963 Topps #208 (Rookie Stars; with Ron Herbel)

1964 Topps #183

1965 Topps #568

1966 Topps #174

1971 MLB Stamps

1994 Spectrum, autographed

1967 Topps #606

1968 Topps #421

1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint
1969 Topps #72

1970 Topps #419

1971 Dell MLB Official Photostamps
1971 Topps #687

1972 Topps #234

1981 TCMA The 1960's #449 (with Don Shaw)
1981 TCMA The 1960's #466

1987 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Teams 1969 Mets #7-1969

1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #28

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #398

1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #31 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #15
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #15 (autographed)

2015 Topps Heritage High Numbers 50th Anniversary Buybacks (1966 Topps #174)

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