[1] A native of Bay City, Michigan, Taitt spent 23 years in baseball (1925–1947), including four major league seasons between 1928 and 1932.

His most productive season came in his rookie year for Boston, when he posted career-numbers in games (143), hits (144), doubles (28), triples, stolen bases (13) and on-base percentage (.350), while hitting a .299 average with 51 runs scored and 61 runs batted in, also career-highs.

[1] Following his brief stint in major leagues Taitt resumed his career in the minors.

In 1931 he led the Southern Association in hits (194), home runs (17) and triples (19), and also topped the league with a .355 average in 1935 and with 20 home runs and 132 RBI a year later.

He collected 2,150 hits in his minor league career, while batting .331 with 107 home runs and a slugging of .500 in 1874 games.