Zack Taylor
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James Wren Taylor
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11½", Weight 180 lb.
- School Rollins College
- Debut June 15, 1920
- Final Game September 24, 1935
- Born July 27, 1898 in Yulee, FL USA
- Died September 19, 1974 in Orlando, FL USA
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Zack Taylor was a catcher who played 16 years in the major leagues, and also managed the St. Louis Browns for several years. As a player, almost all of his major league career was in the National League. He started with the pennant-winning 1920 Brooklyn Robins, was on the pennant-winning 1929 Chicago Cubs, and finished out his career with Brooklyn again in 1935.
Taylor was a coach for the Dodgers in 1936, the Browns from June 1941 to 1946, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947.
Taylor was a minor league manager for five teams: Reading Brooks, 1935; San Antonio Missions, 1937-39; Toledo Mud Hens, 1940 and part of 1941 until he was replaced in mid-season by Fred Haney; Scranton Miners, 1952; and the Waterloo White Hawks, 1953.
After his year managing the Chicago White Sox Three-I League affiliate in 1953, he became a scout for the White Sox from 1954 to 1960. He followed that with scouting positions with the Milwaukee Braves (1961-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1970), and Montreal Expos (1971-1972).
| Preceded by Luke Sewell | St. Louis Browns Manager 1946 | Succeeded by Muddy Ruel |
| Preceded by Muddy Ruel | St. Louis Browns Manager 1948-1951 | Succeeded by Rogers Hornsby |
