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Taylor Douthit

Taylor Douthit Notable

b. April 22, 1901 · St. Louis Cardinals 1923–1931, Cincinnati Reds 1931–1933, Chicago Cubs 1933

Taylor Douthit played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1923 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1933.

Across 1,074 games he batted .291, with 1,201 hits and 665 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 220 doubles and 67 stolen bases.

He played 1,036 games in the outfield, with 3,109 putouts and 91 errors.

He was born in Little Rock, AR, USA on April 22, 1901, and died on May 28, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1923 STL 92735 020 0041 .185
1924 STL 531732448 1310 1316194 .277
1925 STL 30731320 311 8260 .274
1926 STL 13953096163 2043 52554623 .308
1927 STL 13048881128 2965 5052456 .262
1928 STL 154648111191 3533 43843611 .295
1929 STL 150613128206 4279 6279498 .336
1930 STL 154664109201 41107 9360384 .303
1931 CIN/STL 13150763142 2031 4553335 .280
1932 CIN 963332881 1210 2531293 .243
1933 CHC/CIN 2871916 500 51172 .225
Career 107441276651201 2203829 39644331267 .291

On this day & linked events

1901

Born April 22, 1901

Little Rock, AR, USA

1986

Died May 28, 1986

1923

Major-league debut: Taylor Douthit

Taylor Douthit made a major-league debut on September 14, 1923.

1933

Final major-league game: Taylor Douthit

Taylor Douthit played a final major-league game on June 28, 1933.

Image: Goudey, public domain