 In , he got into 92 games, including 45 as a catcher and 16 in the outfield, and set personal bests in hits (54) and runs batted in (23).His offense declined in both and , although on August 17 of the latter season, he hit the first pinch-hit grand slam home run in Mets' history.After getting into only 13 games for the Mets and spending part of that year in the minor leagues, Taylor was acquired by the California Angels in July; the Angels' general manager, Fred Haney, had been Taylor's first-ever big-league manager.