1875
Born February 21, 1875
Oskaloosa, KS, USA
Luther Taylor Notable
Luther Taylor divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Giants from 1900, then the Cleveland Bronchos through 1902.
He went 116 and 106 with a 2.75 earned run average, pitching 1,916.3 innings in 274 games. He struck out 767, completed 160 of his 237 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 276 games he batted .144, with 93 hits and 51 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Oskaloosa, KS, USA on February 21, 1875, and died on August 22, 1958. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NYG | 11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .136 |
| 1901 | NYG | 45 | 136 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 0 | .132 |
| 1902 | CLE/NYG | 30 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .093 |
| 1903 | NYG | 33 | 82 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 | .146 |
| 1904 | NYG | 38 | 102 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .157 |
| 1905 | NYG | 32 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .130 |
| 1906 | NYG | 31 | 76 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .184 |
| 1907 | NYG | 29 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .125 |
| 1908 | NYG | 27 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .229 |
| Career | — | 276 | 645 | 51 | 93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 166 | 1 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | NYG | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 74 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2.45 |
| 1901 | NYG | 18 | 27 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 353.1 | 377 | 125 | 112 | 136 | 3.18 |
| 1902 | CLE/NYG | 8 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 234.2 | 231 | 57 | 63 | 95 | 2.19 |
| 1903 | NYG | 13 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 244.2 | 306 | 115 | 89 | 94 | 4.23 |
| 1904 | NYG | 21 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 296.1 | 231 | 77 | 75 | 138 | 2.34 |
| 1905 | NYG | 16 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 213.1 | 200 | 63 | 51 | 91 | 2.66 |
| 1906 | NYG | 17 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 213.0 | 186 | 52 | 57 | 91 | 2.20 |
| 1907 | NYG | 11 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 171.0 | 145 | 46 | 46 | 56 | 2.42 |
| 1908 | NYG | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 127.2 | 127 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 2.33 |
| Career | — | 116 | 106 | 274 | 237 | 3 | 1916.1 | 1877 | 585 | 551 | 767 | 2.75 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died August 22, 1958
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