Doug Taitt

Who was Doug Taitt?

Douglas John Taitt [Poco] was a right fielder in Major League Baseball and a player/manager in the Minor leagues. Listed at 6' 0, 176 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

A native of Bay City, Michigan, Taitt spent 23 years in baseball, including four major league seasons between 1928 and 1932.

Taitt entered the majors in 1928 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them through the 1929 midseason before joining the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. His most productive season came in his rookie year for Boston, when he posted career-numbers in games, hits, doubles, triples, stolen bases and on-base percentage, while hitting a .299 average with 51 runs scored and 61 runs batted in, also career-highs. Inexplicably, he faded after that and was relegated to a backup role.

In a four-season career, Taitt was a .263 hitter with three home runs and 95 RBI in 258 games, including 81 runs, 43 doubles, 16 triples and 13 stolen bases. In 228 outfield appearances he posted a collective .975 fielding percentage.