Joe Taylor (outfielder)
Joe Taylor | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Chapman, Alabama | March 2, 1926|
Died: March 18, 1993 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 67)|
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 | |
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Joe Cephus Taylor (March 2, 1926 – March 18, 1993)[1][2][3] 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 before joining the baseball minor leagues. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball, for a total of 81 games on 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 club of the Venezuela Winter League.[4]
References
- ^ "Joe Taylor". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Joe Taylor, biography". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- ^ Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 1993 deaths
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Cincinnati Redlegs players
- Columbus Jets players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Portland Beavers players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Vancouver Mounties players
- American baseball outfielder, 1920s birth stubs