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Zack Taylor

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b. July 27, 1898 · Brooklyn Robins 1920–1925, Boston Braves 1926–1929, New York Giants 1927, Chicago Cubs 1929–1933, New York Yankees 1934, Brooklyn Dodgers 1935

Taylor's largest offensive season came for Boston in 1926, when he played 125 games, collected 110 hits and scored 36 runs. He had hit .310 with 109 hits and a career-high 44 runs batted in for Brooklyn the year before.

Sixteen seasons gave him 748 hits, 113 doubles, 311 runs batted in and a .261 average across 918 games. He caught 856 games, the only position listed in his fielding record. His nine career home runs never included more than three in one season.

Taylor played for Brooklyn, Boston, the Giants, Cubs and Yankees before returning to the Dodgers for his final 1935 season. He later managed the Browns in 1946 and from 1948 through 1951, going 235-410 across 649 games. His clubs never finished higher than sixth. He died in 1974, at seventy-six.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920 BRO 91335 200 5020 .385
1921 BRO 30102620 020 8182 .196
1922 BRO 71403 000 2110 .214
1923 BRO 963372997 1160 469132 .288
1924 BRO 9934536100 941 3914140 .290
1925 BRO 10935233109 1643 4417190 .310
1926 BSN 12543236110 2230 4228271 .255
1927 BSN/NYG 1133542683 941 3525252 .234
1928 BSN 12539936100 1512 3033292 .251
1929 BSN/CHC 983163784 2331 4126270 .266
1930 CHC 32951222 211 112120 .232
1931 CHC 8401 000 0210 .250
1932 CHC 213026 100 3140 .200
1933 CHC 161100 000 0010 .000
1934 NYY 4701 000 0010 .143
1935 BRO 265427 300 5280 .130
Career 9182865258748 113289 3111611929 .261

On this day & linked events

1898

Born July 27, 1898

Yulee, FL, USA

1974

Died September 19, 1974

1920

Major-league debut: Zack Taylor

Zack Taylor made a major-league debut on June 15, 1920.

1935

Final major-league game: Zack Taylor

Zack Taylor played a final major-league game on September 24, 1935.

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