Schoolboy Johnny Taylor
| "Schoolboy" Johnny Taylor | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 4, 1916 Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Died: June 15, 1987 (aged 71) Hartford, Connecticut | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1935, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the New York Cubans | |
| Teams | |
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John Arthur Taylor, Jr. (February 4, 1916 – June 15, 1987), nicknamed "Schoolboy", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Taylor starred in baseball and track at Bulkeley High School.[1] He joined the New York Cubans in 1935, and tossed a no-hitter against Satchel Paige's All-Stars at the Polo Grounds in 1937.[1] In 1938, Taylor was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game, and hurled two scoreless innings of relief.[2] Taylor played briefly for the Newark Eagles in 1940.[3] He served in the US Army from 1942 to 1944,[2] then returned to play for the New York Cubans for two more seasons.
Taylor died in Hartford in 1987 at age 71.
References
- ^ a b Rebecca Lurye (November 21, 2019). "Negro Leagues star Johnny 'Schoolboy' Taylor may be Hartford's greatest baseball player; with enough signatures, a city ballfield may be named for him". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Schoolboy Johnny Taylor". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Taylor Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Schoolboy Johnny Taylor at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- Johnny Taylor biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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