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Ed Taubensee Notable

b. October 31, 1968 · Cleveland Indians 1991, 2001, Houston Astros 1992–1994, Cincinnati Reds 1994–2000

Ed Taubensee played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1991 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2001. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1994 to 2000.

Across 975 games he batted .273, with 784 hits and 351 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 151 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 871 games behind the plate, with 4,941 putouts and 65 errors. He turned 47 double plays.

He was born in Beeville, TX, USA on October 31, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1991 CLE 2666516 210 85160 .242
1992 HOU 1042972366 1505 2831782 .222
1993 HOU 942882672 1119 4221441 .250
1994 CIN/HOU 661872953 828 2115312 .283
1995 CIN 802183262 1429 4422522 .284
1996 CIN 1083274695 20012 4826643 .291
1997 CIN 1082542668 18010 3422660 .268
1998 CIN 13043161120 27011 7252931 .278
1999 CIN 12642458132 22221 8730670 .311
2000 CIN 812662971 1206 2421440 .267
2001 CLE 521161629 213 1110190 .250
Career 9752874351784 151994 41925557411 .273

On this day & linked events

1968

Born October 31, 1968

Beeville, TX, USA

1991

Major-league debut: Ed Taubensee

Ed Taubensee made a major-league debut on May 18, 1991.

2001

Final major-league game: Ed Taubensee

Ed Taubensee played a final major-league game on October 7, 2001.