2B Dave Taranto #6
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/31/1973
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2B DAVE TARANTO #6 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 415 112 20 4 3 42 20 45 .270 .301 .359 10 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 50 55 50 55
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 65 50
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: 60
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
07/31/1973 @ ATL Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1973 @ LAP Win, 5-0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 @ LAP Loss, 0-9 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/1973 @ LAP Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/27/1973 SEA Win, 7-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1973 SEA Loss, 2-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/25/1973 SEA Win, 3-2 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
07/23/1973 @ DAL Win, 11-0 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/22/1973 @ DAL Win, 7-6 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/21/1973 @ DAL Loss, 4-6 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has a high baseball IQ.
High: Baseball IQ
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:$170,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 415 112 20 4 3 42 42 20 45 .270 .301 .359 .660 .295 .089 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 448 1 0 0 7 6 6 149 27 10 8 55.6 43.7 3.58 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 33 6 2 0 10 10 7 17 1 4 1 .273 .315 .355 .671
Versus Right   294 79 14 2 3 32 32 13 28 5 2 0 .269 .295 .361 .655
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Last Week   24 10 1 1 0 1 5 4 4 0 1 0 .417 .500 .542 1.042
April   102 20 5 0 0 5 5 3 9 1 0 0 .196 .217 .245 .462
May   114 32 7 1 1 14 14 5 14 2 2 0 .281 .306 .386 .692
June   101 26 3 1 1 10 10 6 16 2 3 0 .257 .294 .337 .630
July   98 34 5 2 1 13 13 6 6 1 1 1 .347 .387 .469 .856
Spring Training   74 15 2 1 1 1 10 6 10 0 0 0 .203 .263 .297 .560
Last Year   496 121 20 9 4 41 49 13 50 5 2 0 .244 .261 .345 .605
2 Years Ago   221 60 14 1 2 15 29 11 13 0 0 2 .271 .312 .371 .683
Career   2787 713 133 39 19 229 293 141 290 22 19 11 .256 .292 .352 .644
Home   214 54 10 1 1 15 19 9 19 3 3 0 .252 .279 .322 .601
Road   201 58 10 3 2 27 23 11 26 3 3 1 .289 .324 .398 .722
Grass   415 112 20 4 3 42 42 20 45 6 6 1 .270 .301 .359 .660
Day   232 56 6 0 3 24 25 12 32 5 5 1 .241 .276 .306 .582
Night   183 56 14 4 0 18 17 8 13 1 1 0 .306 .333 .426 .760
As Starter   406 111 20 4 3 42 42 20 44 6 6 1 .273 .305 .365 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Close/Late   72 19 1 2 1 12 5 4 7 1 0 0 .264 .299 .375 .674
Inning 1-3   167 47 11 1 1 14 17 8 11 1 5 1 .281 .316 .377 .694
Inning 4-6   120 35 7 1 1 13 17 6 19 3 1 0 .292 .318 .392 .709
Inning 7-9   123 28 2 2 1 15 8 5 15 2 0 0 .228 .254 .301 .555
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   154 38 9 0 0 6 20 6 19 3 6 1 .247 .274 .305 .580
1 Outs   134 36 5 2 0 16 12 7 14 3 0 0 .269 .299 .336 .634
2 Outs   127 38 6 2 3 20 10 7 12 0 0 0 .299 .336 .449 .785
Scoring Position   89 25 1 4 3 41 12 5 9 6 6 0 .281 .300 .483 .783
Bases Empty   264 67 14 0 0 0 24 12 31 0 0 0 .254 .286 .307 .593
Runner on 1st   62 20 5 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 0 1 .323 .364 .403 .767
Runner on 2nd   37 6 1 0 1 6 4 2 6 0 6 0 .162 .205 .270 .475
Runner on 3rd   11 7 0 2 1 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 .636 .538 1.273 1.811
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 0 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 1 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .300 .750 1.050
Two Strikes   139 30 6 1 1 11 14 8 45 2 0 0 .216 .255 .295 .550
First Pitch   94 25 3 0 1 11 6 0 0 2 1 1 .266 .268 .330 .598
Count 0-1   36 14 1 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 .389 .389 .583 .972
Count 0-2   30 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .067 .067 .100 .167
Count 1-0   47 10 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .213 .298 .511
Count 1-1   41 13 3 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 .317 .310 .390 .700
Count 1-2   41 10 2 0 0 2 3 0 14 1 0 0 .244 .238 .293 .531
Count 2-0   16 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .562 1.062
Count 2-1   32 11 1 0 1 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 .344 .344 .469 .812
Count 2-2   45 14 3 1 1 8 8 0 12 1 0 0 .311 .304 .489 .793
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   8 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 .125 .467 .250 .717
Full Count   23 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 7 0 0 0 .174 .387 .174 .561
Behind in Count   107 26 4 3 0 6 6 0 26 1 2 0 .243 .241 .336 .577
Ahead in Count   105 30 7 0 1 12 15 12 0 1 2 0 .286 .356 .381 .737
Batting Leadoff   126 29 6 0 0 7 11 6 9 2 1 0 .230 .261 .278 .539
Batting 2nd   167 49 6 3 3 25 19 11 23 4 5 1 .293 .333 .419 .752
Batting 3rd   113 33 8 1 0 10 12 3 12 0 0 0 .292 .310 .381 .691
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   186 54 13 0 1 9 19 9 23 2 0 0 .290 .320 .376 .696
Medium Leverage   178 47 6 2 1 17 16 7 18 2 5 1 .264 .293 .337 .630
High Leverage   49 11 1 2 1 16 7 4 4 2 1 0 .224 .273 .388 .660
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 45 38 -0.0
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 21 51 210 53 13 3 1 22 22 8 0 2 46 6 3 .252 .277 .357 .634 84 81 -0.0
1967 Cincinnati - MLB 22 152 588 159 26 14 3 44 73 35 4 3 66 11 6 .270 .314 .378 .692 108 104 3.6
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 23 138 488 122 21 5 0 29 44 33 2 4 47 6 4 .250 .298 .314 .611 90 86 1.1
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 24 103 247 55 10 1 2 19 21 15 0 2 13 3 3 .223 .265 .296 .561 61 56 -0.5
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 25 34 116 30 8 2 4 17 13 6 2 0 8 1 0 .259 .306 .466 .772 108 104 0.1
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 26 103 221 60 14 1 2 15 29 11 2 0 13 7 3 .271 .312 .371 .683 95 90 -0.0
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 27 143 496 121 20 9 4 41 49 13 0 5 50 9 9 .244 .261 .345 .605 77 72 -1.4
1973 Chicago - MLB 28 109 415 112 20 4 3 42 42 20 1 6 45 10 8 .270 .301 .359 .660 82 87 -0.2
Total MLB 835 2787 713 133 39 19 229 293 141 11 22 290 53 36 .256 .292 .352 .644 89 85 2.6
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 2.4
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 -14 -17 0.2
Total MLB 8 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293 -14 -17
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 125 117 291 328 77 631 12 .981 1021.2 5.45 -14.3 .908
1973 Chicago - MLB 2B 101 100 264 289 81 564 11 .980 879.2 5.66 -12.6 .932
TOTAL 1B 47 33 289 28 28 321 4 .988 305.2 9.33 +1.4 1.024
TOTAL 2B 681 634 1416 1838 433 3308 54 .984 5605.1 5.22 -35.3 .964
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.
09/22/1972 Injured (torn leg muscle),out for 6 weeks.
11/12/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
02/23/1973 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $510,000 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
07/19/1973 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
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
1972 9 9
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