Player Report for #41 Charlie 'Machine Gun' Taylor

04/26/1981

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P Charlie 'Machine Gun' Taylor #41

ABA Boston Morrills

Age: 21

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
1	1	0-1	0	9.00	5.0	11	1	3	2	2.80

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	14	14	14	14
Movement	19	19	19	19
Control	6	6	6	10

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	14	14
Curveball	5	5
Changeup	17	17
Forkball	15	15

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	93-95 Mph
Stamina	12
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	56 %
Hold Runners	13
Defense	10

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/23/1981	SA	Loss, 3-7	X	5.0	11	5	5	3	2	Loss
04/14/1981	@ LAQ	Win, 7-1	X	4.0	5	1	1	4	2	Win
04/09/1981	@ BAL	Loss, 2-3	X	4.0	4	3	3	4	1	Loss
04/04/1981	HOU	Loss, 5-8	X	1.1	5	6	5	2	1	Loss
03/29/1981	CHC	Win, 4-2	X	4.0	1	0	0	1	2
03/24/1981	DC	Loss, 2-3	X	4.0	1	1	1	2	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	High

Charlie Taylor
Birthday:	08/27/1959
Born in:	Dallas (Texas)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	225 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$480,500
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	1 Year, 16 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	1 Year, 16 Days
Pro Service:	4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1977, 1st Pick in Round 1

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	25.20	19.80	3.60	5.40	6.80	2.80	-2.1	.476
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	16	8	1	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	.500	.556	.750	1.306
vs. RHB	8	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2
April	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2
Spring Training	5	5	1	2	0	5.19	17.1	16	11	10	1	13	7
Last Year	26	26	11	6	0	3.81	179.1	181	87	76	12	90	115
2 Years Ago	5	5	1	1	0	3.94	29.2	28	18	13	1	31	16
Career	32	32	12	8	0	3.95	214.0	220	110	94	14	124	133
Home	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2
Grass	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2
Night	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1979 Boston - ABA	19	5	5	1	1	0	3.94	29.2	28	18	13	1	31	16	0	0	1.99	.278	4.6	105
1980 Boston - ABA	20	26	26	11	6	0	3.81	179.1	181	87	76	12	90	115	2	0	1.51	.306	27.6	103
1981 Boston - ABA	21	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	5.0	11	5	5	1	3	2	0	0	2.80	.476	-2.1	38
Total ABA		32	32	12	8	0	3.95	214.0	220	110	94	14	124	133	2	0	1.61	.307	30.0	102

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1977 Total - HS	17	12	12	7	1	0	1.20	82.2	58	14	11	0	13	106	0	0	0.86	.282	0.0	100
1977 Whittier - A	17	6	6	2	2	0	2.94	33.2	25	11	11	3	15	17	2	0	1.19	.227	6.8	126
1978 Edna - AA	18	1	1	0	0	0	1.93	4.2	7	1	1	0	2	5	0	0	1.93	.500	1.4	187
1979 Edna - AA	19	30	30	15	9	0	1.58	228.0	157	53	40	9	79	165	7	2	1.04	.235	81.0	231
Total STL		31	31	15	9	0	1.59	232.2	164	54	41	9	81	170	7	2	1.05	.241	82.4	230.3
Total SCL		6	6	2	2	0	2.94	33.2	25	11	11	3	15	17	2	0	1.19	.227	6.8	126.2

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1979 Boston - ABA	19	1	1	0	1	0	3.68	7.1	6	3	3	1	7	7	0	0	1.77	.263	0.0	0
Total ABA		1	1	0	1	0	3.68	7.1	6	3	3	1	7	7	0	0	1.77	.263	0.0	112.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1979 Boston - ML	P	5	5	1	5	0	8	2	.750	29.2	1.82	-0.9	.621
1980 Boston - ML	P	26	26	15	39	6	56	2	.964	179.1	2.71	+0.8	1.031
1981 Boston - ML	P	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1977	Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Boston Morrills, out of high school (Horn; Mesquite, TX).
07/16/1977	Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization with a signing bonus of $581,300.
08/12/1977	Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (13); Movement: 13 (18); Control: 3 (13).
04/06/1978	Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 8 months.
04/17/1978	Named the #3 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (16); Movement: 17 (19); Control: 6 (13).
04/16/1979	Named the #7 prospect in the ABA
04/26/1979	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Galveston Pirates with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/04/1979	Was selected to the 1979 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/01/1979	Wins the STL GL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/07/1979	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Anaheim Firecats with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/16/1979	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tulsa Fowls with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/22/1979	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tulsa Fowls with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/24/1979	Won the 1979 South Texas League Lone Star Series with the Edna Railmen!
09/05/1979	Wins the 1979 STL GL Sam Houston Award.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 6 (10).
03/18/1980	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/14/1980	Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
09/28/1980	Won the 1980 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Boston Morrills!
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 6 (10).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	BB	Rank
1980	90	7

Year	K/9	Rank
1980	5.77	5