Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)

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Jack Taylor
Pitcher
Born: January 14, 1874(1874-01-14) New Straitsville, Ohio
Died: March 4, 1938(1938-03-04) (aged 64) Columbus, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1898 for the Chicago Orphans
Last MLB appearance
September 7, 1907 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Pitching Record	152-139
Earned run average	2.66
Strikeouts	657
Teams
Chicago Orphans/Cubs (1898-1903) St. Louis Cardinals (1904-1906) Chicago Cubs (1906-1907)
Career highlights and awards
MLB record 187 consecutive complete games World Series champion: 1907 National League pennant: 1906 National League ERA champion: 1902 Four 20-win seasons

John W. "Jack" Taylor (January 14, 1874 – March 4, 1938) was an award-winning right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

He was born in New Straitsville, Ohio.

Career

He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 25, 1898. His best years as a pitcher were 1900 (2.55 earned run average), 1902 (1.33 ERA with 7 shutouts; #1 in the league), 1903 (2.45 ERA), and 1906 (1.99 ERA). His career average was 2.66 ERA.

In 1904, Taylor set a major league record by pitching 39 consecutive complete games. Taylor actually threw 187 consecutive complete games between June 1901 and August 1906., but this streak was interrupted by 15 additional relief appearances. Thus Taylor appeared in 202 consecutive games without being relieved himself.

Taylor and fellow Cub Larry McLean were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in return for Mordecai Brown and Jack O'Neill in December 1903; he was then traded back to Chicago in July 1906 (in return for Fred Beebe and Pete Noonan).

Thus he was part of the wonder team of the 1906 Cubs; that year the ERA for the entire pitching staff was 1.76. He also contributed to the World Series-winning season in 1907.

Taylor died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 64.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of MLB individual streaks
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
• Complete Games Records
• MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
• Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher)

Sources

• The Editors of Total Baseball (2000). Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia. Sports Illustrated. pp. 1112–1113. ISBN 1-892129-34-5. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Jesse Tannehill

National League ERA Champion 1902

Succeeded by Sam Leever