2B Dave Taranto #21
Cincinnati Packers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/08/1972
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2B DAVE TARANTO #21 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 93 26 6 1 0 3 2 10 .280 .295 .366 3 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 55 55 55 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: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 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
05/07/1972 BRO Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1972 BRO Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/04/1972 BRO Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/03/1972 @ SDC Loss, 0-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1972 @ SDC Loss, 4-13 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
04/30/1972 @ LAB Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1972 @ LAB Loss, 5-8 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1972 @ BRO Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/1972 @ BRO Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1972 @ WAS Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He is super smart.
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, 3 Days
Service This Yr:34 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 25 93 26 6 1 0 3 8 2 10 .280 .295 .366 .660 .301 .086 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 95 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 7 3 2 60.0 9.5 3.66 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .364 .429 .792
Versus Right   72 19 4 1 0 3 6 1 10 0 0 0 .264 .274 .347 .621
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
April   74 23 6 1 0 3 7 2 7 0 0 0 .311 .329 .419 .748
May   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
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   1969 506 99 27 12 149 210 110 205 11 11 10 .257 .298 .353 .651
Home   42 12 4 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .302 .381 .683
Road   51 14 2 1 0 1 4 1 7 0 0 0 .275 .288 .353 .641
Grass   93 26 6 1 0 3 8 2 10 0 0 0 .280 .295 .366 .660
Day   54 13 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 0 0 0 .241 .241 .259 .500
Night   39 13 5 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .366 .513 .879
As Starter   90 25 6 1 0 3 8 2 10 0 0 0 .278 .293 .367 .660
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   15 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Inning 1-3   29 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .241 .267 .310 .577
Inning 4-6   32 8 2 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .273 .312 .585
Inning 7-9   30 9 1 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Extra Innings   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
0 Outs   34 6 2 1 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .294 .516
1 Outs   25 10 2 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 .400 .400 .480 .880
2 Outs   34 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Scoring Position   25 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .240 .269 .280 .549
Bases Empty   49 14 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .300 .347 .647
Runner on 1st   19 6 4 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Runner on 2nd   14 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   28 6 1 1 0 0 5 1 10 0 0 0 .214 .241 .321 .563
First Pitch   29 10 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .517 .862
Count 0-1   13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-2   10 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   8 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Behind in Count   24 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Ahead in Count   15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Batting Leadoff   20 8 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029
Batting 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 4th   11 6 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .727 1.273
Batting 5th   16 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   30 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   39 13 1 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .350 .410 .760
Medium Leverage   39 8 4 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .205 .225 .308 .533
High Leverage   15 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
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 25 93 26 6 1 0 3 8 2 0 0 10 3 2 .280 .295 .366 .660 92 98 0.1
Total MLB 608 1969 506 99 27 12 149 210 110 10 11 205 37 21 .257 .298 .353 .651 95 91 4.9
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 2B 22 22 44 54 7 101 3 .970 188.0 4.69 -2.1 .919
TOTAL 1B 47 33 289 28 28 321 4 .988 305.2 9.33 +1.4 1.024
TOTAL 2B 477 439 905 1275 282 2214 34 .985 3892.0 5.04 -10.5 .984
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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