Live Taylor
| Live Taylor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: February 3, 1851 Belfast, Maine, U.S. | |
| Died: February 19, 1888 (aged 37) San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 1877, for the Hartford Dark Blues | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 30, 1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .218 |
| Hits | 56 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
George Edward "Live" Taylor (February 3, 1851 – February 19, 1888) was an American professional baseball outfielder, playing three seasons in Major League Baseball. He played in two games in 1877 with the Hartford Dark Blues, 24 games in 1879 with the Troy Trojans, and 41 games in 1884 with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
Taylor died of tuberculosis on February 19, 1888. He was interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.[1]
References
Sources
- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- Guschov, Stephen (1998). The Red Stockings of Cincinnati. Jefferson, N. C.: McFarland & Co.
Categories:
- 1851 births
- 1888 deaths
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Hartford Dark Blues players
- Troy Trojans (NL) players
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys (AA) players
- San Francisco Athletics players
- San Francisco (minor league baseball) players
- Baseball players from Maine
- People from Belfast, Maine
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in California
- Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
- American baseball outfielder, 1850s birth stubs