Frank Taveras
Franklyn Taveras Jr.
Born: September 6, 1975
Santiago, Santiago DO
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202
Career: 1996-2002
Frank Taveras compiled a career batting average of .274 with 54 home runs and 324 RBI in his 629-game career with the Burlington Indians, Columbus RedStixx, Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians, San Angelo Colts, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, Jackson Senators and Fort Worth Cats. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Burlington Indians |
 Columbus RedStixx |
 Akron Aeros |
 Columbus RedStixx |
 Kinston Indians |
 San Angelo Colts |
 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings |
 Fort Worth Cats |
 Jackson Senators |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 46 | 170 | 161 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 50 | .236 | .262 | .317 | .579 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 56 | 215 | 194 | 29 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 56 | .263 | .313 | .376 | .689 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 84 | 297 | 281 | 31 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 71 | .260 | .291 | .370 | .661 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 31 | 114 | 107 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .234 | .281 | .346 | .626 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 16 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .190 | .255 | .286 | .541 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | 23 | 107 | 96 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .312 | .374 | .438 | .811 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 75 | 302 | 280 | 43 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 76 | .289 | .334 | .511 | .845 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 96 | 412 | 383 | 65 | 113 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 88 | .295 | .337 | .527 | .865 | 202 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 54 | 233 | 212 | 37 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 40 | .316 | .366 | .505 | .871 | 107 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Jackson Senators | 15 | 63 | 59 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .254 | .302 | .475 | .776 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 22 | 86 | 78 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .218 | .291 | .346 | .637 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 520 | 2051 | 1897 | 286 | 520 | 108 | 19 | 54 | 324 | 26 | 17 | 119 | 488 | .274 | .319 | .436 | .756 | 828 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | SS | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .808 | 5.250 |
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 2B | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 1B | 19 | 148 | 19 | 5 | 6 | .971 | 8.789 |
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | OF | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.474 |
| 1996 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | CF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | SS | 54 | 68 | 180 | 33 | 23 | .883 | 4.593 |
| 1997 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 1B | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 5.667 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 2B | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .955 | 4.200 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | OF | 24 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.375 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | SS | 22 | 26 | 57 | 5 | 5 | .943 | 3.773 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 3B | 18 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 2.056 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | LF | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 1B | 13 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .990 | 7.692 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | OF | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 1.111 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | SS | 8 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.125 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 1B | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 8.800 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 3B | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.083 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 3B | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.909 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | SS | 53 | 83 | 169 | 22 | 40 | .920 | 4.755 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | OF | 21 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .948 | 2.619 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | CF | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | LF | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | OF | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 3B | 50 | 31 | 98 | 15 | 4 | .896 | 2.580 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 2B | 28 | 60 | 65 | 9 | 11 | .933 | 4.464 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | SS | 21 | 43 | 65 | 7 | 13 | .939 | 5.143 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | OF | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | San Angelo Colts | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | RF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 1B | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.750 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | OF | 30 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .923 | 1.600 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | LF | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 3B | 23 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 4 | .931 | 2.348 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Jackson Senators | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Jackson Senators | OF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Jackson Senators | 3B | 13 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 1 | .811 | 2.308 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | SS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 629 | 890 | 873 | 137 | 138 | .928 | 2.803 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Indians | CLE | ||
| 1997 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Indians | CLE | ||
| 1998 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus RedStixx | CLE | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
| 2000 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | San Angelo Colts | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | San Angelo Colts | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | San Angelo Colts | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | Jackson Senators | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | Fort Worth Cats |
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