LeRoy Taylor
| LeRoy Taylor | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 11, 1902 Marshall, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: March 7, 1968 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1936, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Teams | |
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LeRoy R. Taylor (August 11, 1902 – March 7, 1968), nicknamed "Ben", was an American Negro league baseball outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Marshall, Texas, Taylor attended Wiley College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 with the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons. Taylor spent several seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, and represented Kansas City in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game.[citation needed] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1968 at age 65.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "LeRoy Taylor". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Ben Taylor". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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