Frank Taveras, born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic, played 12 seasons (1971–1982) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Montreal Expos. He collected 1,029 hits and 2 home runs with a .255 batting average.
- Born
- December 24, 1949 · Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic · 3 major leaguers from Las Matas de Santa Cruz
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Montreal Expos
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 333 | 33 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 41 | .246 |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 378 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 42 | .212 |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 519 | 76 | 134 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 58 | 44 | 79 | .258 |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 544 | 72 | 137 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 70 | 38 | 71 | .252 |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 654 | 81 | 182 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 29 | 60 | .278 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates / New York Mets | 164 | 680 | 93 | 178 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 74 | .262 |
| 1980 | New York Mets | 141 | 562 | 65 | 157 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 64 | .279 |
| 1981 | New York Mets | 84 | 283 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 36 | .230 |
| 1982 | Montreal Expos | 48 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | .161 |
| Career | 1,150 | 4,043 | 503 | 1,029 | 144 | 44 | 2 | 214 | 300 | 249 | 474 | .255 |