| George Taylor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: September 1869 | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| debut | |
| 1898, for the Page Fence Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1906, for the Leland Giants | |
| Teams | |
George H. Taylor (born September 1869) was an American baseball first baseman and manager in the pre-Negro leagues.
While with the Page Fence Giants, Taylor played with many of the popular players of the day, including Charlie Grant, John W. Patterson, Chappie Johnson, George Wilson, William Binga, Home Run Johnson, Sherman Barton, and Peter Burns.
In 1892 Taylor played in the Nebraska State League for Beatrice.
He continued to play for Chicago teams Chicago Union Giants and Leland Giants, working with many of those same players.
1907 St. Paul Colored Gophers
In 1907, he took some of those players to the St. Paul Colored Gophers, where he captained the team that year.[3]
References
- ↑ "A Close Game" The Repository, Canton, Ohio, Monday, May 9, 1898, Page 2, Column 5
- 1 2 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- 1 2 "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5
External links
- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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