LeRoy Taylor explained

LeRoy Taylor
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:August 11, 1902
Birth Place:Marshall, Texas
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1925
Debutteam:Chicago American Giants
Finalyear:1936
Finalteam:Kansas City Monarchs
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LeRoy R. Taylor (August 11, 1902  - March 7, 1968), nicknamed "Ben", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Marshall, Texas, Taylor attended Wiley College.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 with the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons.[2] Taylor spent several seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, and represented Kansas City in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1968 at age 65.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LeRoy Taylor . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Ben Taylor . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.