1916
Born February 4, 1916
Hartford, CT, USA
Johnny Taylor Notable
b. February 4, 1916 · New York Cubans 1935–1936, 1940, 1944–1945, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938, Toledo Crawfords 1939, Newark Eagles 1940
Johnny Taylor played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Cubans in 1935 and closing with the New York Cubans in 1945.
He went 17 and 17 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 313.7 innings in 52 games. He struck out 234, completed 21 of his 36 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 54 games he batted .214, with 25 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was an All-Star in 1938.
He was born in Hartford, CT, USA on February 4, 1916, and died on June 15, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1938 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NYC | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .038 |
| 1936 | NYC | 11 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1938 | PC | 11 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| 1939 | TC2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1940 | NE/NYC | 13 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 1944 | NYC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | NYC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 54 | 117 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .214 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NYC | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 74.1 | 55 | 23 | 42 | 56 | 2.78 |
| 1936 | NYC | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 60.1 | 55 | 33 | 44 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 1938 | PC | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 75.0 | 65 | 34 | 30 | 51 | 4.08 |
| 1939 | TC2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6.35 |
| 1940 | NE/NYC | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 77.1 | 84 | 44 | 38 | 53 | 5.12 |
| 1944 | NYC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 1945 | NYC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 |
| Career | — | 17 | 17 | 52 | 36 | 1 | 313.2 | 288 | 142 | 160 | 234 | 4.07 |
On this day & linked events
1987