George Taylor (first baseman)

George H. Taylor (born September 1869) was an American baseball first baseman and manager in the pre-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
Page Fence Giants (1898) [1] Chicago Union Giants (1903–1904) [2] Leland Giants (1905–1906) [2] St. Paul Colored Gophers (1907)[3]

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.

In 1892 Taylor played in the Nebraska State League for Beatrice.

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

1907 St. Paul Colored Gophers

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. "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
3. "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5

External links

• Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads