Danny Taylor (baseball)

For other people named Danny Taylor, see Danny Taylor (disambiguation).

Danny Taylor
Outfielder
Born: (1900-12-23)December 23, 1900
Lash, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: October 11, 1972(1972-10-11) (aged 71)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1926, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
July 10, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.297
Home runs44
Runs batted in305
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Daniel Turney Taylor (December 23, 1900 – October 11, 1972) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1926 to 1936. He played with the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers.[1][2][3][4]

Formative years and family

Born in Lash, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1900, Danny Taylor was a son of Emma Lear Taylor. During the early 1940s, he was a resident of West Newton. His mother died at her home in Lash on August 10, 1941.[5]

Career

In a nine-year career, Taylor hit .297 (650-for-2190) with 44 home runs, 305 RBI, 388 runs scored, an OBP of .374 and a slugging percentage of .446. He hit a career high .319 and scored 87 runs with 11 home runs with the Cubs and Dodgers in 1932. He had 59 RBI in 1935, also a career high.

Taylor was a minor-league manager in 1941 and 1942. He managed the Lansing Senators for part of the 1941 season and the Harrisburg Senators in 1942.[6]

Death

Taylor died at the age of seventy-one on October 11, 1972 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ^ "The Sport Market." Coshocton, Ohio: The Tribune, August 31, 1930 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Taylor and Cuyler Play Hero Roles." Knoxville, Tennessee: The Knoxville Journal, August 16, 1930, p. 9 (subscription required).
  3. ^ Holmes, Thomas. "Brooklyn in Fourth Place as Wilson and Taylor Lead Hitting." Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 12, 1932, p. 35 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Danny Taylor Loses His Mother by Death." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, August 11, 1941, p. 2 (subscription required).
  5. ^ "Danny Taylor's Mother Dies." Greenville, Pennsylvania: The Record-Argus, August 11, 1941, p. 5 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "Danny Taylor Opens Training Camp Grind With Five Hour Drill." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Telegraph, April 7, 1942, p. 13 (subscription required).