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Ben Taylor
	Benjamin Harrison Taylor


	Born: July 1, 1888 in Anderson, SC
	Died: January 24, 1953 - 64 years old in Baltimore, MD
	Bats: L	Throws: L	Ht: 5'11"	Wt: 175

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Links:

Player Pages		Biographical		Photos
Baseball-Reference	Baseball-Almanac	Wikipedia	SABR Baseball Index	Google Photos / +baseball	Getty
Retrosheet	The Baseball Page	BR Bullpen	SABR BioProject	Yahoo Photos / +baseball	Corbis

Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 2006
- Visit Taylor's Managerial Page
- Buried: Arbutus Cemetery; Arbutus, MD
Relatives: Brother of Steel Arm Johnny Taylor; C. I. Taylor; and Candy Jim Taylor

Teams

Yr	Age	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	W%	Lg	WS	Ballpark
1909	21.0	Birmingham Giants	IND	1	3	0	.000			(unknown)
1910	22.0	West Baden Sprudels	WES	10	0	10	.045			Sprudel Park
1911	23.0	St. Louis Giants	WES	3	24	16	.600			Athletic Park
1911-12	23.5	Habana	LN	1	19	12	.609	✓		Almendares Park I
1912	24.0	West Baden Sprudels	WES	5	11	16	.407			Sprudel Park
1912	24.0	New York Lincoln Giants	EAS	1	16	8	.660			Olympic Field; Polo Grounds
1913	25.0	West Baden Sprudels	WES	5	20	19	.512			Sprudel Park
1913	25.0	Chicago American Giants	WES	3	36	26	.579	✓		Schorling Park
1914	26.0	Indianapolis ABCs	WES	2	36	27	.570			Northwestern Park
1915	27.0	Indianapolis ABCs	WES	1	37	25	.595	✓		Northwestern Park; Federal
1915-16	27.5	Indianapolis ABCs	ASN	4	8	12	.400			Almendares Park I
1915-16	27.5	Royal Poinciana Hotel	FHL	2	6	9	.400			(unknown)
1916	28.0	Indianapolis ABCs	WES	2	23	18	.557			Federal League Park
1917	29.0	Indianapolis ABCs	WES	3	26	31	.459			Washington Park
1918	30.0	Indianapolis ABCs	WES	2	23	18	.557			Washington Park
1919	31.0	Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis	IND	8	1	12	.077			Northwestern Park
1919	31.0	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	IND	3	12	7	.625			Inlet Park
1920	32.0	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	4	49	43	.531			Washington Park
1921	33.0	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	4	54	55	.496			Washington Park
1922	34.0	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	2	61	41	.596			Washington Park
1923	35.0	Washington Potomacs	ECL	7	9	14	.391			American League Park
1923	35.0	Baltimore Black Sox	ECL	6	23	35	.398			Maryland Park
1924	36.0	Washington Potomacs	ECL	7	21	38	.356			American League Park; Harla
18		12			518	492	.513	3	0

Yrs		Team			W	L	W%	Lg	WS
1		BG			3	0	.000	0	0
3		WBS			31	45	.408	0	0
1		SLS			24	16	.600	0	0
1		HAB			19	12	.613	1	0
1		NLG			16	8	.667	0	0
1		CAG			36	26	.581	1	0
9		ABC			317	270	.540	1	0
1		RP			6	9	.400	0	0
1		JBC			1	12	.077	0	0
1		BAG			12	7	.632	0	0
1		BBS			23	35	.397	0	0
2		WP			30	52	.366	0	0