George Taylor (Negro leagues)

George Taylor
First Baseman
Born: September 1869
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
debut
1898, for the Page Fence Giants
Last appearance
1906, for the Leland Giants
Teams

George Taylor (born September 1869) was an African-American baseball first baseman in the pre-Negro Leagues.

While with the Page Fence Giants, Taylor played with many of the popular players of the day, including Charlie Grant, John W. Patterson, Chappie Johnson, George Wilson, William Binga, Home Run Johnson, Sherman Barton, and Peter Burns.

He continued to play for Chicago teams Chicago Union Giants and Leland Giants, working with many of those same players.

1907StPaulColoredGophers

In 1907, he took some of those players to the St. Paul Colored Gophers, where he captained the team that year.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "A Close Game" The Repository, Canton, Ohio, Monday, May 9, 1898, Page 2, Column 5
  2. 1 2 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  3. 1 2 "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5

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