| Jack Taylor | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 14, 1874 New Straitsville, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: March 4, 1938 (aged 64) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1898, for the Chicago Orphans | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 7, 1907, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 152–139 |
| Earned run average | 2.65 |
| Strikeouts | 662 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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John W. Taylor (December 13, 1873 – March 4, 1938)[1] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
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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). He recorded a career 2.65 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,[2] 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 great 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 was an above-average hitting pitcher in his major-league career, posting a .222 batting average (236-for-1063) with 110 runs, 2 home runs and 88 RBI. He also drew 66 bases on balls.
Taylor died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 64.
See also
- List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
- Complete game records
- List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders
- List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
- List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
- Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher)
References
Sources
- The Editors of Total Baseball (2000). "Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia". Sports Illustrated. pp. 1112–1113. ISBN 1-892129-34-5.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
This page was last edited on 27 August 2023, at 22:59