Player Report for #17 Melvin Taylor

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	4-8
ERA	4.06
IP	115.1
BB	42
K	50

Name:	Melvin Taylor	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$18,584
Birthday:	07-25-1931	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	29	Years of Major League Service:	5 Years, 109 Days
Born in:	Albuquerque (New Mexico)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 125 Days
Weight:	198 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	-
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

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ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	18	38	42	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	19	38	43
Versus RHP	18	38	42
Talent	18	38	43

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Cutter, Sinker, Splitter, Screwball
Endurance:	80
Groundball Pct.:	39
Holding Runners:	100

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	28	Pitcher 70
Stealing Ability:	48
Baserunning Instincts:	42
Sacrifice Bunt:	48
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-28-1961	CIN	Loss, 1-5	X	8.0	9	5	4	4	2	Loss
06-24-1961	@ PIT	Win, 6-5	X	5.0	7	4	4	2	3
06-19-1961	@ SFG	Loss, 4-5	X	6.0	9	5	5	0	3	Loss
06-16-1961	@ CIN	Win, 4-0	X	6.0	3	0	0	2	5	Win
06-13-1961	@ CIN	Loss, 7-8	X	5.0	5	2	1	2	1
06-10-1961	PIT	Win, 6-2	X	8.2	6	2	2	3	3	Win
06-06-1961	SFG	Loss, 1-6	X	5.0	4	0	0	3	4
06-03-1961	STL	Loss, 4-5	X	7.0	9	4	4	2	1	Loss
05-30-1961	CHH	Loss, 2-3	X	7.0	4	1	1	1	4
05-27-1961	LAM	Loss, 0-2	X	8.0	5	2	2	1	4	Loss

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	17	17	4	8	0	4.06	115.1	114	56	52	9	42	50	2	11.8	0	7	41.2
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.17	8.90	3.90	3.28	3.54	1.35	10.0	.263
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	105	25	3	1	1	9	14	14	0	0	0	.238	.328	.314	.642
vs. RHB	353	89	11	3	8	47	28	36	2	0	0	.252	.305	.368	.674

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	4.50	8.0	9	5	4	0	4	2
Last Week	2	2	0	1	0	7.36	11.0	16	9	9	2	2	6
April	2	2	0	1	0	6.92	13.0	16	10	10	1	6	3
May	7	7	2	4	0	3.83	51.2	46	24	22	4	18	25
June	8	8	2	3	0	3.55	50.2	52	22	20	4	18	22
Spring Training	4	0	1	0	0	4.26	12.2	13	6	6	0	9	5
Last Year	39	38	6	19	0	4.75	212.0	240	129	112	21	120	83
2 Years Ago	3	3	1	1	0	7.80	15.0	23	17	13	2	9	7
Career	217	215	81	78	0	4.01	1470.2	1468	744	656	157	522	645
Home	10	10	1	6	0	4.04	69.0	65	34	31	4	29	28
Road	7	7	3	2	0	4.08	46.1	49	22	21	5	13	22
Grass	17	17	4	8	0	4.06	115.1	114	56	52	9	42	50
Day	8	8	1	5	0	4.55	55.1	52	30	28	7	19	23
Night	9	9	3	3	0	3.60	60.0	62	26	24	2	23	27

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1953 Los Angeles - ABA	21	32	32	16	6	0	3.91	230.1	243	119	100	30	62	109	7	1	1.32	.274	39.1
1954 Los Angeles - ABA	22	37	37	18	12	0	3.96	268.1	257	127	118	25	82	113	11	1	1.26	.260	40.2
1955 Los Angeles - ABA	23	40	40	17	12	0	2.74	292.1	240	101	89	26	104	127	10	2	1.18	.231	79.4
1956 Los Angeles - ABA	24	39	39	16	14	0	4.32	270.2	275	148	130	35	78	132	5	2	1.30	.269	31.4
1957 Los Angeles - ABA	25	10	9	3	6	0	5.67	66.2	76	47	42	9	25	24	3	0	1.52	.280	-1.8
1959 Boston - ABA	27	3	3	1	1	0	7.80	15.0	23	17	13	2	9	7	0	0	2.13	.382	-5.2
1960 Boston - ABA	28	39	38	6	19	0	4.75	212.0	240	129	112	21	120	83	2	0	1.70	.290	0.7
1961 Boston - ABA	29	17	17	4	8	0	4.06	115.1	114	56	52	9	42	50	2	0	1.35	.263	10.0
Total ABA		217	215	81	78	0	4.01	1470.2	1468	744	656	157	522	645	40	6	1.35	.266	193.7

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Calabasas - A	19	15	15	7	5	0	2.58	118.2	108	38	34	2	19	57	8	1	1.07	.275	11.5
1951 Harlingen - AA	19	2	2	0	2	0	4.32	16.2	16	9	8	0	7	8	1	0	1.38	.291	-1.7
1952 Harlingen - AA	20	26	26	14	9	0	2.18	206.1	160	63	50	2	65	120	12	1	1.09	.247	29.4
1952 Brantford - AAA	20	7	7	6	1	0	1.52	59.1	41	12	10	1	7	30	5	2	0.81	.220	15.7
1953 Brantford - AAA	21	5	5	3	2	0	2.48	40.0	31	11	11	0	10	21	1	1	1.02	.246	9.5
1957 Brantford - AAA	25	23	23	10	10	0	3.87	156.0	162	81	67	15	40	87	1	0	1.29	.280	11.4
1958 Brantford - AAA	26	34	34	15	8	0	3.55	243.2	246	103	96	20	83	103	2	0	1.35	.275	27.2
1959 Kingsville - AA	27	9	9	3	1	0	2.57	63.0	67	20	18	4	14	24	0	0	1.29	.285	11.8
1959 Peterborough - AAA	27	18	18	8	5	0	2.49	137.1	120	41	38	10	43	51	3	0	1.19	.240	35.3
Total GHL		87	87	42	26	0	3.14	636.1	600	248	222	46	183	292	12	3	1.23	.262	99.0
Total STL		37	37	17	12	0	2.39	286.0	243	92	76	6	86	152	13	1	1.15	.259	39.4
Total SCL		15	15	7	5	0	2.58	118.2	108	38	34	2	19	57	8	1	1.07	.275	11.5

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1953 Los Angeles - ABA	21	1	1	1	0	0	6.00	6.0	7	6	4	0	3	1	0	0	1.67	.292	0.0
1954 Los Angeles - ABA	22	1	1	0	1	0	6.43	7.0	8	5	5	1	6	2	0	0	2.00	.280	0.0
Total ABA		2	2	1	1	0	6.23	13.0	15	11	9	1	9	3	0	0	1.85	.286	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1953 Los Angeles - ML	P	32	32	15	28	4	43	0	1.000	230.1	1.68
1954 Los Angeles - ML	P	37	37	11	31	1	44	2	.955	268.1	1.41
1955 Los Angeles - ML	P	40	40	11	31	3	45	3	.933	292.1	1.29
1956 Los Angeles - ML	P	39	39	10	20	1	37	7	.811	270.2	1.00
1957 Los Angeles - ML	P	10	9	1	11	0	14	2	.857	66.2	1.62
1959 Boston - ML	P	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	15.0	0.60
1960 Boston - ML	P	39	38	8	23	0	34	3	.912	212.0	1.32
1961 Boston - ML	P	17	17	4	10	1	16	2	.875	115.1	1.09

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 96, Pick 1, 1521st overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls.
04-05-1951	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oxnard Aviators with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04-25-1951	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 7 weeks.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (28); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 43 (49).
06-18-1952	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-31-1952	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the McAllen Royals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-07-1952	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Port Credit Traders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-20-1952	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Welland Bridges with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (44); Movement: 31 (31); Control: 59 (67).
04-28-1953	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Catherines Wildcats with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-29-1953	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-17-1953	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 52 (56).
10-07-1954	Won the 1954 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Los Angeles Moguls!
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (39); Movement: 36 (36); Control: 58 (59).
04-17-1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-16-1955	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (31); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 50 (51).
06-01-1956	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06-23-1956	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-01-1956	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-08-1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09-03-1956	Injured (finger blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (31); Movement: 37 (37); Control: 47 (50).
08-12-1957	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 21 (21); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 41 (41).
09-16-1958	Released by the Los Angeles Moguls.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 37 (38).
05-02-1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 42 (42).
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 42 (43).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1953	0	1
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	GS	Rank
1955	40	2
1956	39	3
1960	38	7

Year	W	Rank
1953	16	7
1954	18	6
1955	17	5
1956	16	7

Year	L	Rank
1960	19	1

Year	Winning %	Rank
1953	.727	4
1954	.600	7
1955	.586	10
1956	.533	10

Year	IP	Rank
1954	268.1	8
1955	292.1	1
1956	270.2	3
1960	212.0	8

Year	BF	Rank
1954	1137	10
1955	1196	2
1956	1168	2
1960	995	3

Year	HRA	Rank
1953	30	7
1954	25	6
1955	26	9
1956	35	8

Year	BB	Rank
1955	104	8
1960	120	2

Year	K	Rank
1956	132	7

Year	WP	Rank
1955	6	9
1960	7	6

Year	ERA	Rank
1955	2.74	2

Year	BABIP	Rank
1953	.274	9
1954	.260	7
1955	.231	1

Year	WHIP	Rank
1953	1.32	6
1954	1.26	7
1955	1.18	2
1956	1.30	8

Year	K/BB	Rank
1953	1.76	6
1956	1.69	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1953	12.19	6
1954	11.67	7
1955	10.84	2
1956	12.17	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1954	8.62	7
1955	7.39	3

Year	BB/9	Rank
1953	2.42	4
1954	2.75	10
1955	3.20	10
1956	2.59	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1953	39.1	9
1955	79.4	1

Year	QS	Rank
1955	28	2
1956	19	9

Year	QSP	Rank
1955	.700	3

Year	CG	Rank
1953	7	7
1954	11	3
1955	10	2
1956	5	6
1960	2	2

Year	CGP	Rank
1953	.219	5
1954	.297	3
1955	.250	2
1956	.128	8
1960	.053	4

Year	SHO	Rank
1953	1	3
1954	1	5
1955	2	4
1956	2	2
1960	0	5