1873
Born May 23, 1873
Sandy Hill, MD, USA
Jack Taylor Notable
b. May 23, 1873 · New York Giants 1891, Philadelphia Phillies 1892–1897, St. Louis Browns 1898, Cincinnati Reds 1899
Jack Taylor played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1891 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1899. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1892 to 1897.
He went 120 and 117 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 2,091 innings in 271 games. He struck out 529, completed 209 of his 235 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 288 games he batted .251, with 234 hits and 100 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 46 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He was born in Sandy Hill, MD, USA on May 23, 1873, and died on February 7, 1900. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | NYG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1892 | PHI | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1893 | PHI | 31 | 93 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .215 |
| 1894 | PHI | 42 | 145 | 20 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 4 | .331 |
| 1895 | PHI | 42 | 155 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 3 | .290 |
| 1896 | PHI | 47 | 157 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .185 |
| 1897 | PHI | 43 | 139 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .252 |
| 1898 | STL | 54 | 157 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 1 | .242 |
| 1899 | CIN | 25 | 71 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .239 |
| Career | — | 288 | 931 | 100 | 234 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 137 | 44 | 101 | 9 | .251 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.13 |
| 1892 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1.38 |
| 1893 | PHI | 10 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 170.0 | 187 | 80 | 77 | 41 | 4.24 |
| 1894 | PHI | 23 | 13 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 298.0 | 347 | 135 | 96 | 76 | 4.08 |
| 1895 | PHI | 26 | 14 | 41 | 37 | 1 | 335.0 | 403 | 167 | 83 | 93 | 4.49 |
| 1896 | PHI | 20 | 21 | 45 | 41 | 1 | 359.0 | 459 | 191 | 112 | 97 | 4.79 |
| 1897 | PHI | 16 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 317.1 | 376 | 149 | 76 | 88 | 4.23 |
| 1898 | STL | 15 | 29 | 50 | 47 | 1 | 397.1 | 465 | 172 | 83 | 89 | 3.90 |
| 1899 | CIN | 9 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 180.1 | 207 | 82 | 43 | 35 | 4.09 |
| Career | — | 120 | 117 | 271 | 235 | 9 | 2091.0 | 2476 | 981 | 583 | 529 | 4.22 |
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