| Jack Taylor | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1874-01-14)January 14, 1874 New Straitsville, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: March 4, 1938(1938-03-04) (aged 64) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1898, for the Chicago Orphans | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 7, 1907, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 152–139 |
| Earned run average | 2.65 |
| Strikeouts | 662 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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John W. Taylor (December 13, 1873 – March 4, 1938)[1] was an American right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball for theChicago Cubs andSt. Louis Cardinals.
He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 25, 1898. His best years as a pitcher were 1900 (2.55earned run average), 1902 (1.33 ERA with 7shutouts; #1 in the league), 1903 (2.45 ERA), and 1906 (1.99 ERA). He recorded a career 2.65 ERA.
In 1904, Taylor set a major league record by pitching 39 consecutive complete games. Taylor actually threw 187 consecutive complete games between June 1901 and August 1906,[2] but this streak was interrupted by 15 additional relief appearances. Thus Taylor appeared in 202 consecutive games without being relieved himself.
Taylor and fellow CubLarry McLean were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in return forMordecai Brown andJack O'Neill in December 1903; he was then traded back to Chicago in July 1906 (in return forFred Beebe andPete Noonan).
Thus he was part of the great 1906 Cubs; that year the ERA for the entire pitching staff was 1.76. He also contributed to the World Series-winning season in 1907.
Taylor was an above-average hitting pitcher in his major-league career, posting a .222batting average (236-for-1063) with 110runs, 2home runs and 88RBI. He also drew 66bases on balls.
Taylor died inColumbus, Ohio at the age of 64.
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