2B Dave Taranto #21
Cincinnati Packers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/21/1972
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2B DAVE TARANTO #21 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 377 93 17 9 2 33 6 39 .247 .256 .355 7 -0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 65 55
Arm: 20 45 30
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1972 PHI Win, 9-2 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
08/20/1972 PHI Loss, 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1972 PHI Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1972 PHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1972 CHI Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
08/16/1972 CHI Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1972 CHI Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 KCB Win, 8-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1972 KCB Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/11/1972 KCB Win, 4-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He knows the game inside and out.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:12/25/1944
Born in:Goose Creek, SC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 5th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 377 93 17 9 2 33 32 6 39 .247 .256 .355 .611 .276 .109 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 387 0 0 0 7 2 4 134 28 7 5 58.3 31.8 2.85 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 24 3 3 1 9 9 2 5 2 0 0 .270 .280 .404 .684
Versus Right   288 69 14 6 1 24 23 4 34 2 2 0 .240 .248 .340 .589
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 3 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 .261 .261 .478 .739
April   74 23 6 1 0 3 7 2 7 0 0 0 .311 .329 .419 .748
May   77 16 0 1 0 6 3 1 7 1 0 0 .208 .215 .234 .449
June   82 18 6 2 1 11 8 2 8 2 2 0 .220 .233 .378 .611
July   74 22 2 3 1 12 8 1 2 1 0 0 .297 .303 .446 .749
August   70 14 3 2 0 1 6 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Spring Training   57 14 3 2 1 4 10 5 1 0 1 2 .246 .328 .421 .749
Last Year   221 60 14 1 2 15 29 11 13 0 0 2 .271 .312 .371 .683
2 Years Ago   116 30 8 2 4 17 13 6 8 0 0 2 .259 .306 .466 .772
Career   2253 573 110 35 14 179 234 114 234 15 13 10 .254 .291 .353 .644
Home   193 48 10 6 2 17 18 4 19 2 2 0 .249 .261 .394 .655
Road   184 45 7 3 0 16 14 2 20 2 0 0 .245 .250 .315 .565
Grass   377 93 17 9 2 33 32 6 39 4 2 0 .247 .256 .355 .611
Day   197 45 8 3 1 13 15 1 24 2 2 0 .228 .230 .315 .545
Night   180 48 9 6 1 20 17 5 15 2 0 0 .267 .283 .400 .683
As Starter   358 91 16 9 2 33 31 6 37 4 2 0 .254 .264 .366 .630
As Reliever / Substitution   19 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .105 .105 .158 .263
Pinch Hitting   18 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .167 .278
Close/Late   78 18 4 3 0 3 9 2 13 1 0 0 .231 .247 .359 .606
Inning 1-3   128 33 5 2 2 11 9 1 11 2 0 0 .258 .260 .375 .635
Inning 4-6   123 28 3 2 0 17 8 2 12 1 2 0 .228 .238 .285 .523
Inning 7-9   120 29 8 4 0 4 13 2 16 1 0 0 .242 .252 .375 .627
Extra Innings   6 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571
0 Outs   150 40 9 5 0 5 17 3 13 1 2 0 .267 .279 .393 .673
1 Outs   112 23 3 3 1 17 11 1 13 3 0 0 .205 .207 .312 .519
2 Outs   115 30 5 1 1 11 4 2 13 0 0 0 .261 .274 .348 .621
Scoring Position   96 25 3 1 1 29 4 2 10 4 2 0 .260 .265 .344 .608
Bases Empty   210 51 8 6 1 1 22 4 18 0 0 0 .243 .257 .352 .609
Runner on 1st   71 17 6 2 0 3 6 0 11 0 0 0 .239 .239 .380 .620
Runner on 2nd   43 11 1 1 0 3 2 1 5 0 1 0 .256 .273 .326 .598
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .286 .500 .786
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .231 .200 .431
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .714 .964
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .545 .962
Two Strikes   134 24 3 3 1 8 12 4 39 2 0 0 .179 .200 .269 .469
First Pitch   94 28 10 1 0 11 6 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .295 .426 .720
Count 0-1   39 12 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .308 .300 .385 .685
Count 0-2   19 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 8 1 0 0 .211 .200 .421 .621
Count 1-0   39 12 1 2 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .513 .821
Count 1-1   29 8 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .414 .690
Count 1-2   46 7 0 2 0 2 4 0 14 0 0 0 .152 .152 .239 .391
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-1   21 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   43 10 1 0 0 4 5 0 10 1 0 0 .233 .227 .256 .483
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Full Count   26 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 .115 .233 .231 .464
Behind in Count   104 23 2 3 1 8 7 0 22 2 1 0 .221 .217 .327 .544
Ahead in Count   81 21 3 2 1 7 8 2 0 0 1 0 .259 .277 .383 .660
Batting Leadoff   138 39 8 5 1 14 15 4 15 2 0 0 .283 .299 .435 .733
Batting 2nd   17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Batting 4th   14 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .857 1.357
Batting 5th   52 10 2 0 0 3 5 1 6 1 0 0 .192 .204 .231 .434
Batting 6th   37 10 3 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .270 .270 .351 .622
Batting 7th   105 22 1 4 0 11 5 1 8 1 0 0 .210 .215 .295 .510
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Low Leverage   139 32 5 3 1 4 11 2 15 0 0 0 .230 .241 .331 .572
Medium Leverage   159 43 9 4 1 10 15 4 15 1 1 0 .270 .287 .396 .683
High Leverage   79 18 3 2 0 19 6 0 9 3 1 0 .228 .220 .316 .536
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Cincinnati - MLB 20 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 47 39 -0.0
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 21 51 210 53 13 3 1 22 22 8 0 2 46 6 3 .252 .277 .357 .634 86 83 0.0
1967 Cincinnati - MLB 22 152 588 159 26 14 3 44 73 35 4 3 66 11 6 .270 .314 .378 .692 110 108 3.8
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 23 138 488 122 21 5 0 29 44 33 2 4 47 6 4 .250 .298 .314 .611 92 88 1.3
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 24 103 247 55 10 1 2 19 21 15 0 2 13 3 3 .223 .265 .296 .561 63 58 -0.4
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 25 34 116 30 8 2 4 17 13 6 2 0 8 1 0 .259 .306 .466 .772 110 105 0.1
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 26 103 221 60 14 1 2 15 29 11 2 0 13 7 3 .271 .312 .371 .683 97 91 0.0
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 27 111 377 93 17 9 2 33 32 6 0 4 39 7 5 .247 .256 .355 .611 74 77 -0.8
Total MLB 694 2253 573 110 35 14 179 234 114 10 15 234 41 24 .254 .291 .353 .644 91 89 3.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Total - 18 24 109 49 11 7 4 33 43 9 1 3 5 32 7 .450 .484 .789 1.273 100 100 2.5
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 24 8 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293 -13 -15 0.2
Total MLB 8 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293 -13 -15
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.1 1.041
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 51 51 90 135 33 229 4 .983 452.2 4.47 -0.2 .986
1967 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 149 147 282 440 94 732 10 .986 1289.2 5.04 +1.0 1.012
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 34 33 263 25 21 292 4 .986 280.0 9.26 +1.2 1.022
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 99 93 200 263 64 472 9 .981 839.1 4.96 -0.1 1.003
1968 Cincinnati - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 7 0 13 3 5 16 0 1.000 16.0 9.00 +0.1 1.047
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 73 58 134 176 39 314 4 .987 512.0 5.45 +1.5 .992
1969 Cincinnati - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 26 25 58 72 16 131 1 .992 214.0 5.47 -4.2 .927
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 6 0 13 0 2 13 0 1.000 9.2 12.10 +0.1 1.025
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 55 41 96 132 29 231 3 .987 379.1 5.41 -6.5 .916
1971 Cincinnati - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 96 89 221 245 60 478 12 .975 782.2 5.36 -12.5 .902
TOTAL 1B 47 33 289 28 28 321 4 .988 305.2 9.33 +1.4 1.024
TOTAL 2B 551 506 1082 1466 335 2591 43 .983 4486.2 5.11 -20.8 .973
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the Cincinnati Packers, out of high school Shelby County (Shelby County; Shelbyville, KY).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 30 (40).
04/14/1964 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1964 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 30 (40).
04/13/1965 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #46 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 30 (35).
04/12/1966 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
06/16/1967 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/22/1967 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1967 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/02/1967 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/27/1967 Injured (bruised knee),out for 1 day.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
03/20/1968 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
05/29/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/18/1968 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1968 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
04/29/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/21/1969 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/28/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $42,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
09/01/1970 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
09/05/1971 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
02/29/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Cincinnati Packers development complex.
05/06/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1967 637 9
Year AB Rank
1967 588 5
Year H Rank
1967 159 9
Year 3B Rank
1967 14 4
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