Live Oak Taylor, baseball player, 1877-1884

Live Oak Taylor

Born: 2/3/1851 in Belfast, ME, USA

Died: 2/19/1888 in San Francisco, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1877-08-21 | Final Game: 1884-07-30

Height: 5'9" | Weight: 170 lbs

Full name: George Edward Taylor

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Biography

Live Oak Taylor, born in 1851, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1877 until his retirement on July 30, 1884. Primarily recognized as a position player, Taylor participated in 67 games during his time in Major League Baseball. He recorded a total of 56 hits, culminating in a batting average of .218, which reflected the offensive challenges of the era, often characterized by low scoring and a focus on pitching. Throughout his career, Taylor contributed 8 runs batted in (RBIs) but did not hit any home runs, indicative of the playing style prevalent in the late 19th century when power hitting was not yet a significant aspect of the game. Notably, he did not attempt any stolen bases, which may reflect the strategic approaches of teams during that period. While his statistics may not place him among the game's greats, Taylor's participation in the formative years of professional baseball helped shape the landscape of the sport in its early days.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
67 257 32 56 8 1 0 8 0 7 10 0.218 0.247 0.257 0.504 -592.0

Career AVG .218 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OBP .247 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career SLG .257 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 21.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.504 vs. league average 0.607 across their career seasons — 17.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1877 HAR NL 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.375 — — — — 0.0
1879 TRN NL 24 97 10 21 4 0 0 8 0 1 8 0.216 .255 (-15%) .270 (-17%) .328 (-22%) .599 (-20%) -255.7
1884 PT1 AA 41 152 22 32 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.211 .243 (-13%) .278 (-9%) .327 (-24%) .606 (-17%) -336.2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 67 0 107 9 31 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1877 HAR OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1879 TRN OF 24 0 37 2 12 0
1884 PT1 OF 41 0 68 7 19 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Left Field 26
Center Field 41