| Harry Taylor | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1919-05-20)May 20, 1919 East Glenn, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: November 5, 2000(2000-11-05) (aged 81) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1946, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 4, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 19–21 |
| Earned run average | 4.10 |
| Strikeouts | 127 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
James Harry Taylor (May 20, 1919 – November 5, 2000) was an American professionalbaseball player. He was a right-handedpitcher who appeared in 90games, 44 as astarter, inMajor League Baseball for theBrooklyn Dodgers (1946–48) andBoston Red Sox (1950–52). The native ofEast Glenn, Indiana, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Taylor's professional career lasted from 1938 through 1955, with five seasons (1941–45) missed due toUnited States Army service in World War II[1] and another two (1953–54) out of organized baseball in the semipro ranks. He spent the entire 1947 campaign on the Dodgers' big-league roster, winning ten of 15decisions with 20 starting assignments and twoshutouts. It was an eventful season for Brooklyn that sawJackie Robinson break thebaseball color line in the Major Leagues,managerLeo Durocher's season-long suspension for "conduct detrimental to baseball", and the Dodgers win their seventh overallNational Leaguepennant.
Taylor was the Dodgers' starting pitcher inGame 4 of the1947 World Series on October 3 atEbbets Field. Matched against theNew York Yankees'Bill Bevens, Taylor failed to record anout, facing four batters in the firstinning and allowing twosingles, abase on balls, afielder's choice (the batter reaching on anerror) and anunearned run before being relieved byHal Gregg, who got out of the inning without further scoring.[2] Bevens, meanwhile, threw 82⁄3 innings ofno-hit baseball. But the Yankee hurler allowed ten bases on balls, and his no-hitter and game were ruined bypinch hitterCookie Lavagetto's ninth-inningdouble, scoring the decisive two runs and enabling the Dodgers to win, 3–2.
Taylor returned to theminor leagues during the 1948 season, and spent almost all of the following two years atTriple-A. But in September 1950, his contract was purchased by the Red Sox, who were chasing the Yankees andDetroit Tigers in theAmerican League pennant race. After one game inrelief, he threw twocomplete game victories, September 25 against thePhiladelphia Athletics (a two-hit shutout) and October 1 against the Yankees.[3] But Boston fell short in the standings, finishing in third place, four games behind the Yankees.
In his 90 MLB games, Taylor worked 3572⁄3innings pitched, and allowed 344 hits and 201 bases on balls. He recorded 127strikeouts, 16 complete games and foursaves.
He posted a .161batting average (20-for-124) in his career. He fielded his position well, recording a .990fielding percentage with only one error in 105total chances.
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