LeRoy Taylor
| LeRoy Taylor | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 11, 1902 Marshall, Texas | |
| Died: March 7, 1968 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1936, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Teams | |
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LeRoy R. Taylor (August 11, 1902 – March 7, 1968), nicknamed "Ben", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Marshall, Texas, Taylor attended Wiley College.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 with the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons.[2] Taylor spent several seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, and represented Kansas City in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game.[citation needed] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1968 at age 65.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "LeRoy Taylor". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ben Taylor". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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