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.
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