Joe Taylor (outfielder)

Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor
	Outfielder
	Born: March 2, 1926; Chapman, Alabama
	Died: March 18, 1993 (aged 67); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 26, 1954, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	July 21, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.249
Home runs	9
RBI	31
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1954); Cincinnati Redlegs (1957); St. Louis Cardinals (1958); Baltimore Orioles (1958–1959);

Joe Cephus Taylor (March 2, 1926 – March 18, 1993)^[1]^[2] was an American professional baseball outfielder. Taylor's career began in semipro baseball in 1946. From 1949 to 1951, he played in the Negro leagues, prior to beginning his Minor League Baseball (MiLB) career. Taylor played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), appearing in a career total of 119 games, while playing for four teams (1954 for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1957 for the Cincinnati Redlegs, part of the 1958 season for the St. Louis Cardinals, and 1958–1959 for the Baltimore Orioles). In addition, he played for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (VPBL).^[3]

References

^ "Joe Taylor". baseball-almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "Joe Taylor at B-R Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "Joe Taylor at Venezuelan Professional Baseball League". pelotabinaria.com.ve. Pelota Binaria. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

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