Tony Taylor, born in Central Alava, Cuba, played 19 seasons (1958–1976) primarily as a second baseman, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers. He collected 2,007 hits and 75 home runs with a .261 batting average, ranking 5th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was selected to 1 All-Star game.
- Born
- December 19, 1935 · Central Alava, Cuba
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers
- Died
- 2020
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs | 140 | 497 | 63 | 117 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 40 | 93 | .235 |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 624 | 96 | 175 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 45 | 86 | .280 |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs / Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 581 | 80 | 165 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 41 | 98 | .284 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 400 | 47 | 100 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 29 | 59 | .250 |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 625 | 87 | 162 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 20 | 68 | 82 | .259 |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 157 | 640 | 102 | 180 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 42 | 99 | .281 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 570 | 62 | 143 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 74 | .251 |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 323 | 41 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 58 | .229 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 434 | 47 | 105 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 56 | .242 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 462 | 55 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 42 | 74 | .238 |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 547 | 59 | 137 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 39 | 60 | .250 |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 557 | 68 | 146 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 42 | 62 | .262 |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Phillies | 124 | 439 | 74 | 132 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 9 | 50 | 67 | .301 |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies / Detroit Tigers | 91 | 288 | 36 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 21 | .267 |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 228 | 33 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 34 | .303 |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 275 | 35 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 29 | .229 |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 64 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .328 |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 103 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 18 | .243 |
| 1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .261 |
| Career | 2,195 | 7,680 | 1,005 | 2,007 | 298 | 86 | 75 | 598 | 234 | 613 | 1,083 | .261 |