Zack Taylor James Wren Taylor Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'11.5 Weight 180 Born July 27, 1898 Yulee, FL Died September 19, 1974 Orlando, FL (Heart Attack)

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
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 1928 25 MON    1    1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0 1.000  .278 1.000  .376    1 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 28th round (217th overall) by Montgomery.

Biography Mr. Taylor spent 58 years in professional baseball, including 16 years as a major league catcher for Brooklyn, the Boston Braves, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. It was while Mr. Taylor was manager of the Browns that Mr. Veeck signed the late Eddie Gaedel, a midget, and ordered him inserted into a game against Detroit as a pinch hitter. Mr. Gaedel drew a walk and was promptly barred from the majors. Mr. Taylor also managed Pete Gray, a one-armed outfielder, for Mr. Veeck. The Browns were once assigned a psychiatrist who said he could make the team a pennant contender through hypnotism. Taylor complied a lifetime batting average of .261 in 914 major league games. He managed the Browns in 1946 and again from 1948 to 1951. He was a major league scout from 1954 through 1972.