1910
Born July 10, 1910
London, OH, USA
Jelly Taylor Notable
Jelly Taylor divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Cincinnati Tigers from 1937, then the Memphis Red Sox through 1946.
Across 217 games he batted .264, with 200 hits and 94 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 20 doubles and 15 stolen bases.
He played 216 games at first base, with 1,976 putouts and 43 errors. He turned 77 double plays.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1939 to 1941.
He was born in London, OH, USA on July 10, 1910, and died on October 1, 1976. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1939, 1940, 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 40 | 141 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| 1938 | MRS | 35 | 128 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .297 |
| 1939 | MRS | 31 | 106 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| 1940 | MRS | 48 | 155 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 7 | .252 |
| 1941 | MRS | 16 | 58 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1942 | MRS | 31 | 116 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .293 |
| 1943 | MRS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1945 | MRS | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1946 | MRS | 11 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Career | — | 217 | 759 | 94 | 200 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 77 | 2 | 15 | .264 |
On this day & linked events
1976