Lefty Taber | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | January 11, 1900 |
Birth Place: | Rock Island, Illinois |
Death Date: | November 5, 1983 (age 83) |
Death Place: | Lincoln, Nebraska |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 4 |
Debutyear: | 1926 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 30 |
Finalyear: | 1927 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Record |
Stat1value: | 0–1 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 10.80 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (January 11, 1900 – November 5, 1983), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw left-handed. Taber had a 0–1 record, with a 10.80 ERA, in 9 games, in his two-year career.
Taber graduated from Rock Island High School in Illinois in 1918 where he starred in multiple sports. He later played college baseball and college basketball for the University of Dubuque.[1] Taber did not play professional baseball between 1922 and 1925, instead playing semi-professional baseball while attending college.[2] [3]
He was born in Rock Island, Illinois, and died in Lincoln, Nebraska.