1937
Born December 13, 1937
Toronto, ON, CAN
Ron Taylor Notable
b. December 13, 1937 · Cleveland Indians 1962, St. Louis Cardinals 1963–1965, Houston Astros 1965–1966, New York Mets 1967–1971, San Diego Padres 1972
Ron Taylor played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1962 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1972. His longest stay was with the New York Mets, from 1967 to 1971.
He went 45 and 43 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 800 innings in 491 games. He struck out 464. Across 491 games he batted .103, with 12 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Toronto, ON, CAN on December 13, 1937, and died on June 16, 2025. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CLE | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 1963 | STL | 54 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .031 |
| 1964 | STL | 63 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .133 |
| 1965 | HOU/STL | 57 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .111 |
| 1966 | HOU | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1967 | NYM | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | NYM | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | NYM | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1970 | NYM | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | NYM | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1972 | SDP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 491 | 116 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 0 | .103 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33.1 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 5.94 |
| 1963 | STL | 9 | 7 | 54 | 9 | 11 | 133.1 | 119 | 42 | 30 | 91 | 2.83 |
| 1964 | STL | 8 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 101.1 | 109 | 52 | 33 | 69 | 4.62 |
| 1965 | HOU/STL | 3 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 101.1 | 111 | 63 | 31 | 63 | 5.60 |
| 1966 | HOU | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 64.2 | 89 | 41 | 10 | 29 | 5.71 |
| 1967 | NYM | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 73.0 | 60 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 2.34 |
| 1968 | NYM | 1 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 76.2 | 64 | 23 | 18 | 49 | 2.70 |
| 1969 | NYM | 9 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 76.0 | 61 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 2.72 |
| 1970 | NYM | 5 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 13 | 66.1 | 65 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 3.93 |
| 1971 | NYM | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 69.0 | 71 | 28 | 11 | 32 | 3.65 |
| 1972 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 |
| Career | — | 45 | 43 | 491 | 17 | 72 | 800.0 | 794 | 349 | 209 | 464 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
2025
Died June 16, 2025
1962
Major-league debut: Ron Taylor
Ron Taylor made a major-league debut on April 11, 1962.
1972
Final major-league game: Ron Taylor
Ron Taylor played a final major-league game on May 14, 1972.
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