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Encyclopedia > Jack Taylor (baseball player)
Jack Taylor warming up in 1903
Jack Taylor warming up in 1903

John W. "Jack" Taylor (January 14, 1874March 4, 1938) was an award-winning right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Baseball player, Jack Taylor, Chicago Cubs, warming up at home plate, West Side Grounds. ... Baseball player, Jack Taylor, Chicago Cubs, warming up at home plate, West Side Grounds. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 â€¢ 1907 NL Pennants (16) 1945 â€¢ 1938 â€¢ 1935 â€¢ 1932 1929 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1910 â€¢ 1908 1907 â€¢ 1906 â€¢ 1886 â€¢ 1885 1882 â€¢ 1881 â€¢ 1880 â€¢ 1876 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division...


He was born in New Straitsville, Ohio. New Straitsville is a village located in Perry County, Ohio. ...


He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 25, 1898. His best years as a pitcher were 1900 (2.55 earned run average), 1902 (1.33 ERA with 7 shutouts; #1 in the league), 1903 (2.45 ERA), and 1906 (1.99 ERA). His career average was 2.66 ERA. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... In baseball, a shutout refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score any runs. ...


Taylor and fellow Cub Larry McLean were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in return for Mordecai Brown and Jack O'Neill in December of 1903; he was then traded back to Chicago in July of 1906 (in return for Fred Beebe and Pete Noonan). Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 â€¢1967 â€¢ 1964 â€¢ 1946 1944 â€¢ 1942 â€¢ 1934 â€¢ 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1985 â€¢ 1982 1968 â€¢ 1967 â€¢ 1964 â€¢ 1946 1944 â€¢ 1943 â€¢ 1942 â€¢ 1934... Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs at the West Side Grounds in 1903. ... Jack ONeill is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 Jack ONeill may also refer to the founder of ONeill, a company that manufactures wetsuits. ...


Thus he was part of the wonder team of the 1906 Cubs; that year the ERA for the entire pitching staff was 1.76. He also contributed to the World Series-winning seasons in 1907 and 1908.


Taylor died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 64. Columbus is the capital of the U.S. state of Ohio. ...


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