1873
Born December 13, 1873
New Straitsville, OH, USA
Jack Taylor Notable
b. December 13, 1873 · Chicago Orphans 1898–1902, Chicago Cubs 1903, 1906–1907, St. Louis Cardinals 1904–1906
Jack Taylor played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Orphans in 1898 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1907.
He went 152 and 139 with a 2.65 earned run average, pitching 2,626 innings in 311 games. He struck out 662, completed 279 of his 287 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 339 games he batted .222, with 236 hits and 110 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 42 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1902, with 8.
He was born in New Straitsville, OH, USA on December 13, 1873, and died on March 4, 1938. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CHC | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1899 | CHC | 42 | 139 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .266 |
| 1900 | CHC | 28 | 81 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .235 |
| 1901 | CHC | 35 | 106 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .217 |
| 1902 | CHC | 56 | 189 | 18 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 6 | .233 |
| 1903 | CHC | 40 | 126 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | .222 |
| 1904 | STL | 42 | 133 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 3 | .211 |
| 1905 | STL | 39 | 121 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | .190 |
| 1906 | CHC/STL | 34 | 106 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .208 |
| 1907 | CHC | 18 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .191 |
| Career | — | 339 | 1063 | 110 | 236 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 66 | 128 | 18 | .222 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 1899 | CHC | 18 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 354.2 | 380 | 148 | 84 | 67 | 3.76 |
| 1900 | CHC | 10 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 222.1 | 226 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 2.55 |
| 1901 | CHC | 13 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 275.2 | 341 | 103 | 44 | 68 | 3.36 |
| 1902 | CHC | 23 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 333.2 | 273 | 48 | 45 | 88 | 1.29 |
| 1903 | CHC | 21 | 14 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 312.1 | 277 | 85 | 57 | 83 | 2.45 |
| 1904 | STL | 20 | 19 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 352.0 | 297 | 87 | 82 | 103 | 2.22 |
| 1905 | STL | 15 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 309.0 | 302 | 118 | 85 | 102 | 3.44 |
| 1906 | CHC/STL | 20 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 302.1 | 249 | 67 | 86 | 61 | 1.99 |
| 1907 | CHC | 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 123.0 | 127 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 3.29 |
| Career | — | 152 | 139 | 311 | 287 | 5 | 2626.0 | 2504 | 774 | 584 | 662 | 2.65 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died March 4, 1938
1898
Major-league debut: Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor made a major-league debut on September 25, 1898.
1907
Final major-league game: Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor played a final major-league game on September 2, 1907.
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