1884
Born February 1, 1884
Anderson, SC, USA
Candy Jim Taylor Notable
b. February 1, 1884 · St. Paul Gophers 1909, Chicago Giants 1910, St. Louis Giants 1911, Chicago American Giants 1912–1913, 1937, 1942, West Baden Sprudels 1912, Indianapolis ABCs 1914, 1916–1918, Detroit Stars 1919, 1926, Dayton Marcos 1920, Cleveland Tate Stars 1922, Toledo Tigers 1923, St. Louis Stars 1923–1925, 1927–1929, Cleveland Elites 1926, Memphis Red Sox 1930, Indianapolis ABCs 1931–1932, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1933, Nashville Elite Giants 1933–1934, Columbus Elite Giants 1935, Washington Elite Giants 1936, Birmingham Black Barons 1940
Candy Jim Taylor played for 18 clubs across 34 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Paul Gophers in 1909 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1942.
Across 687 games he batted .287, with 575 hits and 310 runs. He finished with 37 home runs, 88 doubles and 93 stolen bases. He went 3 and 6 with a 5.50 earned run average, pitching 90 innings in 27 games. He struck out 25.
He led the league in home runs once, in 1923, with 20. He played 455 games at third base, with 774 assists and 96 errors. He turned 70 double plays.
He was born in Anderson, SC, USA on February 1, 1884, and died on April 3, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909* | SPG | 6 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| 1910* | COG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1911* | SLG | 11 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .317 |
| 1912* | CAG/WBS | 28 | 115 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| 1913* | CAG | 50 | 195 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .308 |
| 1914* | ABC | 60 | 221 | 45 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 29 | .290 |
| 1916* | ABC | 41 | 143 | 31 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 13 | .301 |
| 1917* | ABC | 58 | 214 | 28 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 9 | .271 |
| 1918* | ABC | 32 | 111 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| 1919* | DS | 10 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 1920 | DM | 33 | 111 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 13 | .225 |
| 1922 | CTS | 49 | 167 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | .210 |
| 1923 | SLS/TT | 61 | 215 | 49 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 4 | .372 |
| 1924 | SLS | 40 | 110 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .373 |
| 1925 | SLS | 36 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .233 |
| 1926 | CEL/DS | 47 | 86 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| 1927 | SLS | 34 | 50 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .420 |
| 1928 | SLS | 19 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1929 | SLS | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | MRS | 23 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| 1932 | AB2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| 1933 | ID/NEG | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| 1934 | NEG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1935 | CEG | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| 1936 | WEG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1937 | CAG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | BBB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CAG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 390 | 902 | 131 | 266 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 166 | 90 | 1 | 35 | .295 |
| All seasons | — | 687 | 2003 | 310 | 575 | 88 | 23 | 37 | 339 | 191 | 1 | 93 | .287 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | ABC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.29 |
| 1922 | CTS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6.57 |
| 1923 | SLS/TT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11.25 |
| 1925 | SLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1926 | CEL/DS | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17.2 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5.09 |
| 1927 | SLS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.69 |
| 1928 | SLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 |
| 1929 | SLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.32 |
| 1930 | MRS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15.19 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2.40 |
| 1932 | AB2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.59 |
| 1933 | ID | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
| 1935 | CEG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 83.0 | 111 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 5.86 |
| All seasons | — | 3 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 90.0 | 117 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 5.50 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Candy Jim Taylor, that is 1909–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1948