Frank Taveras
Frank Taveras | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic | December 24, 1949|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 25, 1971, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 25, 1982, for the Montreal Expos | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 214 |
Stolen bases | 300 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Franklin Crisostomo Taveras Fabian (born December 24, 1949) is a Dominican former Major League shortstop from 1971 to 1982 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Montreal Expos.
Career
Pittsburgh Pirates
Taveras signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent January 8,
New York Mets
Eleven games into the 1979 season, Taveras was traded to the New York Mets for Tim Foli and minor leaguer Greg Field on April 19. During his first season with the Mets, he hit his only career home run that actually went over the wall against Mike LaCoss. Coincidentally, it too was in Cincinnati. Taveras managed to play in 164 regular season games that year.[2]
Montreal Expos
The Mets traded Taveras to the Montreal Expos for pitcher Steve Ratzer prior to the start of the 1982 season. With Montreal, Taveras made his Major League debut as a second baseman. He was released on August 13 after compiling only a .161 batting average in 48 games.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
References
- ^ "Frank Taveras Stats".
- ^ "Frank Taveras". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs