Sammy Taylor

Samuel Douglas Taylor
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 27, 1933 in Woodruff, SC
Signed: 1956 by the Milwaukee Braves
Acquired: traded from the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Gene Smith, April 1962
Departed: traded to the Cincinnati Reds with Charlie Neal for Jesse Gonder, July 1963
Died: October 8, 2019 in Woodruff, SC

Did a pretty good job as the semi-regular catcher for the Cubs for a few years, before getting shuttled around to four different teams the last two seasons he played. He's shown with Chicago here on his 1962 Topps card. A card showing him as a Met 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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1958 Chi NL  96  301  30  78 12  2  6  36 112  2  1  46  27   0   0  1 .319 .372 .259
1959 Chi NL 110  353  41  95 13  2 13  43 151  1  0  47  35   1   0  1 .336 .428 .269
1960 Chi NL  74  150  14  31  9  0  3  17  49  0  1  18   6   1   1  1 .241 .327 .207
1961 Chi NL  89  235  26  56  8  2  8  23  92  0  0  39  23   4   1  1 .316 .391 .238
1962 2teams  75  173  12  37  5  2  3  21  55  0  0  20  26   2   0  3 .319 .318 .214
1963 3teams  29   51   4  12  0  1  0   7  14  0  0  11   5   0   0  1 .298 .275 .235
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METS TOTALS  90  193  15  44  4  3  3  26  63  0  0  24  28   2   0  4 .326 .326 .228
OTHER CLUBS 383 1070 112 265 43  6 30 121 410  3  2 157  94   6   2  4 .311 .383 .248
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CAREER TOTS 473 1263 127 309 47  9 33 147 473  3  2 181 122   8   2  8 .313 .375 .245

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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1962 Chi NL   7   15   0   2  1  0  0   1   3  0  0   3   3   0   0  0 .278 .200 .133
1962 *METS*  68  158  12  35  4  2  3  20  52  0  0  17  23   2   0  3 .323 .329 .222
1963 *METS*  22   35   2   9  0  1  0   6  11  0  0   7   5   0   0  1 .341 .314 .257
1963 Cin NL   3    6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   2   0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1963 Cle AL   4   10   1   3  0  0  0   1   3  0  0   2   0   0   0  0 .300 .300 .300

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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.

1963 Topps

1958 Topps #281

1959 Topps #193

1960 Topps #162

1961 Post #198 (from box)
1961 Topps #253

1962 Jay Publishing Chicago Cubs
1962 Post #189
1962 Topps #274

1963 Topps #273

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #12

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #400

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