Harry Taylor | |
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File:Harry Warren Taylor.jpg Taylor with the Chicago Cubs, c. 1932 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, US | December 26, 1907
Died |
April 27, 1969 Toledo, Ohio, US | (aged 61)
Harry Warren Taylor (December 26, 1907 – April 27, 1969) was a professional baseball player who played as a first baseman for the 1932 Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 1.5 inches (1.867 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
Biography[]
Taylor's minor league baseball career spanned 1928 to 1943; he appeared in 1099 minor league games while playing for more than 10 different teams.[1] He appeared in 10 games in the major leagues, with the Chicago Cubs in 1932, batting .125 (1-for-8) with one run scored.[1] The Cubs released Taylor to the Reading Keystones of the International League at the end of May 1932.[2] Late in his career, he served as player-manager of the Tiffin Mud Hens in 1941 and Jackson Senators in 1942.[3][1] "Handsome Harry" volunteered into the United States Navy during World War II and, although he took all of the combat training, because of his age and background as a professional athlete, he was made a fitness officer. After the war he rejoined the Cubs organization for a short time and then became a businessman until his death from leukemia in 1969. At the time of his death he was survived by his second wife, a son, a daughter and a granddaughter.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harry Taylor Minor League Statistics & History". https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=taylor004har. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Harry Taylor, Cubs First Sacker, Sent to Reading On Option". Passaic, New Jersey. May 31, 1932. p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55659149/harry-taylor-cubs-first-sacker-sent/. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Named Jackson Pilot". December 29, 1941. p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55675432/named-jackson-pilot/. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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