During the post-season City Series in Chicago, Cubs veteran Jack Taylor is chided for losing three games to the White Stockings and Cubs president Jim Hart is convinced that gambling was involved. Taylor is traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with rookie C Larry McLean for pitcher Mike O’Neill and a righthander who was 9-13 in his first season, Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown.
At the Polo Grounds, a crowd of 19,000 is on hand for the twin bill with Chicago; Iron Joe McGinnity wins the opener, 5 – 4, in 10 innings, over Jack Taylor. But Chicago takes the nightcap, scoring six runs against Christy Mathewson in the 9th inning to enable Jock Menefee to pick up a win, 10 – 6. Matty gives up 13 hits and 10 runs in losing his 4th game of the year.
Christy Mathewson shuts out Chicago, 5 – 0, to give New York its 4th straight win over the host Windy City squad. Jack Taylor takes the loss.
John W. Taylor goes the distance but takes the loss when the Beaneaters defeat the Orphans at Boston’s South End Grounds. The right-hander’s start begins a remarkable streak of 187 consecutive complete games that end in August of 1906, when he is relieved by another pitcher, after amassing an incredible 1,727 innings of work that includes finishing up 15 games in relief.
1900 – Pitcher Jack Taylor, three-times a 20-game winner and 20-game loser, dies of Bright’s disease in Staten Island, New York, at 26 years of age.
Jack Taylor Essentials Positions: Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5′ – 10″ Weight: 170 Born: December 13, 1873 in New Straitsville, OH USA Died: March 4, 1938 in Columbus, OH USA Debut: September 25, 1898 Last Game: September 2, 1907 Full Name: John William Taylor Players Who Debuted Same Year Coming Soon…
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