Don
Taussig
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: February 19, 1932 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 26 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 3 4 5 4 5
1959 27 OAK AL     4 4 5 3 3 3 8 7 8 4 3 4 5 4 5
1960 28 OAK AL     4 4 5 3 2 3 8 7 8 4 3 4 5 4 5
1961 29 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 9 8 8 4 3 4 5 4 4
1962 30 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 9 8 8 4 3 4 4 3 4
1963 31 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 9 8 8 4 3 4 4 3 3
1964 32 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 8 8 8 4 3 4 3 3 3
1965 33 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 8 7 7 4 3 4 3 3 3
1966 34 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 8 7 7 4 3 4 3 3 3
1967 35 OAK AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 5 3 3 3 9 8 8 4 3 4 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 26 AA   130 508 57 135 27 5 10 50 13 7 37 108 .266 .316 .398 .713 62.4  
1959 27 AA   137 544 66 145 34 4 20 71 8 8 48 124 .267 .326 .454 .780 77.8  
1960 28 AA   137 528 53 136 37 2 10 63 12 6 48 103 .258 .319 .392 .711 65.5  
1961 29 AA   137 531 49 133 32 3 10 56 15 10 48 103 .250 .313 .379 .691 62.2  
1962 30 AA   128 465 56 137 41 5 11 70 5 7 64 98 .295 .380 .475 .855 79.5  
1963 31 AA   137 502 46 124 31 6 4 46 13 9 54 113 .247 .320 .357 .677 57.4  
1964 32 AA   103 380 35 96 27 5 4 43 3 3 35 82 .253 .316 .382 .697 44.6  
1965 33 OAK AL 78 151 21 29 7 1 1 9 3 2 12 38 .192 .252 .272 .523 8.4 0.0
1966 34 OAK AL 24 42 6 9 4 0 1 5 1 0 2 12 .214 .250 .381 .631 4.1 0.7
    AAA   80 269 32 61 13 4 10 42 3 3 20 77 .227 .280 .416 .697 31.3  
2 Years Sim 102 193 27 38 11 1 2 14 4 2 14 50 .197 .251 .295 .547 12.5 0.7
1 Years AAA 80 269 32 61 13 4 10 42 3 3 20 77 .227 .278 .416 .695 31.3  
7 Years AA 909 3458 362 906 229 30 69 399 69 50 334 731 .262 .327 .405 .732 449.4  
8 Years Minors 989 3727 394 967 242 34 79 441 72 53 354 808 .259 .324 .406 .730 480.8  
162 Game Average 306 42 60 17 1 3 22 6 3 22 79 .197 .251 .295 .547 19.8  
Career Highs 78 151 21 29 7 1 1 9 3 2 12 38 .214 .252 .381 .631 8.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   154 24 31 9 1 1 10 4 0 13 39 .201 .263 .292 .556 12.3
vs LH   39 3 7 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 11 .179 .200 .308 .508 1.5
Home 52 102 16 18 5 1 1 7 1 1 7 29 .176 .229 .275 .504 5.8
Away 50 91 11 20 6 0 1 7 3 1 7 21 .220 .276 .319 .594 8.0
RISP   36 0 8 2 0 0 10 0 0 4 9 .222 .300 .278 .578 3.1
Pinch Hitting   12 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .333 .385 .583 .968 2.5
Close/Late   40 9 10 2 1 1 5 0 0 3 12 .250 .302 .425 .727 5.1
Mar/Apr 7 12 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .417 .462 .500 .962 2.4
May 14 26 9 8 2 1 1 3 1 0 4 5 .308 .400 .577 .977 5.7
June 16 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 .042 .115 .042 .157 -1.3
July 26 53 3 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 .132 .193 .189 .382 1.3
August 23 36 6 9 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .250 .270 .417 .687 3.8
Sep/Oct 16 42 5 8 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 11 .190 .227 .238 .465 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1965 33 OAK AL CF 30 19 193.0 43 0 0 0 1.000 2.01   0.8
    LF 21 15 132.7 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.49    
    RF 2 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1966 34 OAK AL CF 8 2 38.3 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.35   0.2
    RF 9 4 37.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.70    
    LF 4 4 30.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.10    
  CF 38 21 231.3 53 0 0 0 1.000 2.06   1.1
  LF 25 19 162.7 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.60    
  RF 11 5 46.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.96    
Career Totals   74 45 440.0 92 0 0 0 1.000 1.88   1.1
Career Highs   53 35 334.7 68 0 0 0 1.000 2.05    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 57th overall pick, by Oakland in 1958
Injured on 6/17/1958 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/7/1961 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 3 days
Injured on 3/30/1962 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 3/22/1964 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/4/1965, off Dave Hillman (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1965, off Gerry Arrigo (CLE)