2B Dave Taranto #6
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/22/1974
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2B DAVE TARANTO #6 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
47 99 22 7 0 1 7 3 15 .222 .245 .323 3 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 40 40 40 45
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: 35
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
07/21/1974 DAL Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1974 @ SEA Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1974 @ SEA Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/1974 @ LAP Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/14/1974 @ LAP Loss, 2-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1974 @ LAP Loss, 2-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1974 DET Loss, 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/11/1974 DET Loss, 3-8 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/06/1974 SFS Loss, 0-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1974 SFS Win, 7-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is very intelligent.
High: Baseball IQ
Birthday:12/25/1944
Born in:Goose Creek, SC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$170,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 47 99 22 7 0 1 7 11 3 15 .222 .245 .323 .568 .251 .101 60
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 103 0 1 0 1 1 0 32 8 3 2 60.0 7.4 2.46 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 .080 .148 .080 .228
Versus Right   74 20 7 0 1 7 9 1 6 0 1 0 .270 .280 .405 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
April   41 12 3 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 .293 .310 .439 .749
June   37 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 .081 .105 .081 .186
July   21 7 4 0 0 3 5 1 5 0 1 0 .333 .364 .524 .887
Spring Training   66 20 2 2 1 7 7 5 11 0 1 0 .303 .352 .439 .792
Last Year   522 141 23 6 6 55 55 26 63 6 7 1 .270 .303 .372 .674
2 Years Ago   496 121 20 9 4 41 49 13 50 5 2 0 .244 .261 .345 .605
Career   2993 764 143 41 23 249 317 150 323 22 21 11 .255 .291 .353 .645
Home   35 5 2 0 0 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 .143 .167 .200 .367
Road   64 17 5 0 1 5 7 2 9 0 1 0 .266 .288 .391 .679
Grass   99 22 7 0 1 7 11 3 15 0 1 0 .222 .245 .323 .568
Day   69 16 5 0 0 3 7 3 9 0 0 0 .232 .264 .304 .568
Night   30 6 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 0 1 0 .200 .200 .367 .567
As Starter   70 18 4 0 1 5 7 2 9 0 0 0 .257 .278 .357 .635
As Reliever / Substitution   29 4 3 0 0 2 4 1 6 0 1 0 .138 .167 .241 .408
Pinch Hitting   25 4 3 0 0 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 .160 .192 .280 .472
Close/Late   30 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 7 0 0 0 .133 .161 .133 .295
Inning 1-3   27 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .296 .321 .370 .692
Inning 4-6   29 8 3 0 1 4 4 1 5 0 1 0 .276 .300 .483 .783
Inning 7-9   42 6 2 0 0 1 7 1 8 0 0 0 .143 .163 .190 .353
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   29 10 5 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 1 0 .345 .367 .517 .884
1 Outs   36 7 1 0 1 4 5 0 6 0 0 0 .194 .194 .306 .500
2 Outs   34 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .147 .194 .176 .371
Scoring Position   21 3 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .143 .217 .238 .455
Bases Empty   59 15 2 0 1 1 5 1 8 0 0 0 .254 .267 .339 .606
Runner on 1st   19 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 .211 .211 .368 .579
Runner on 2nd   5 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   37 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 15 0 0 0 .081 .081 .108 .189
First Pitch   13 5 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .385 .429 .615 1.044
Count 0-1   9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 0-2   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-0   21 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .333 .524
Count 1-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-2   13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.000 1.833
Count 2-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Full Count   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   30 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Ahead in Count   31 10 2 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .323 .364 .484 .848
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   35 9 3 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .257 .257 .429 .686
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Batting 6th   10 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Batting 7th   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .308 .400 .308 .708
Batting 9th   17 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Low Leverage   36 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Medium Leverage   39 15 7 0 0 3 9 1 4 0 1 0 .385 .400 .564 .964
High Leverage   24 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 .042 .115 .042 .157
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 28 144 522 141 23 6 6 55 55 26 1 6 63 16 10 .270 .303 .372 .674 94 93 0.2
1974 Chicago - MLB 29 47 99 22 7 0 1 7 11 3 0 0 15 3 2 .222 .245 .323 .568 61 60 -0.1
Total MLB 917 2993 764 143 41 23 249 317 150 11 22 323 62 40 .255 .291 .353 .645 90 86 2.9
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 2.4
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 1B 2 1 11 0 3 11 0 1.000 12.1 8.03 -0.1 .000
1973 Chicago - MLB 2B 128 126 321 345 96 678 12 .982 1091.0 5.49 -15.3 .932
1974 Chicago - MLB 2B 29 19 43 48 18 93 2 .978 167.2 4.88 -1.5 .973
1974 Chicago - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 49 34 300 28 31 332 4 .988 318.0 9.28 +1.3 1.024
TOTAL 2B 737 679 1516 1942 466 3515 57 .984 5984.1 5.20 -39.4 .963
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.
09/09/1973 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/30/1974 Injured (strained knee ligament),out for 4-5 weeks.
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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