Dummy Taylor
[edit] Biography
Born on February 21, 1875 in Oskaloosa, Kansas, Dummy Taylor (Luther Haden Taylor) played for the New York Giants and Cleveland Broncos over the course of his 9 year career. Taylor broke into the bigs on August 27, 1900 with the New York Giants, and put up a 2.45 ERA in 62.1 innings pitched in 1900, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dummy Taylor's best season was 1904, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 138 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 2.45
| 16
| 31
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 62.1
| 74
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1901
| NY
| N
| 45
| 43
| 18
| 27
| 3.18
| 136
| 193
| 125
| 37
| 4
| 0
| 353.1
| 377
| 8
| 112
| 0
| 4
| 16
|
| 1902
| NY
| N
| 26
| 25
| 7
| 15
| 2.29
| 87
| 98
| 51
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 200.2
| 194
| 4
| 55
| 0
| 7
| 15
|
| 1902
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1.59
| 8
| 17
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 34
| 37
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1902
| Total
|
| 30
| 29
| 8
| 18
| 2.19
| 95
| 115
| 57
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 234.2
| 231
| 4
| 63
| 0
| 7
| 17
|
| 1903
| NY
| N
| 33
| 31
| 13
| 13
| 4.23
| 94
| 143
| 115
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 244.2
| 306
| 6
| 89
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| 37
| 36
| 21
| 15
| 2.34
| 138
| 100
| 77
| 29
| 5
| 0
| 296.1
| 231
| 6
| 75
| 0
| 7
| 9
|
| 1905
| NY
| N
| 32
| 28
| 16
| 9
| 2.66
| 91
| 85
| 63
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 213.1
| 200
| 5
| 51
| 0
| 8
| 8
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| 31
| 27
| 17
| 9
| 2.20
| 91
| 81
| 52
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 213
| 186
| 4
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1907
| NY
| N
| 28
| 21
| 11
| 7
| 2.42
| 56
| 66
| 46
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 171
| 145
| 1
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 27
| 15
| 8
| 5
| 2.33
| 50
| 56
| 33
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 127.2
| 127
| 5
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 270
| 233
| 115
| 103
| 2.77
| 759
| 853
| 579
| 156
| 20
| 3
| 1882.1
| 1840
| 39
| 543
| 0
| 47
| 70
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1.59
| 8
| 17
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 34
| 37
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 274
| 237
| 116
| 106
| 2.75
| 767
| 870
| 585
| 160
| 21
| 3
| 1916.1
| 1877
| 39
| 551
| 0
| 47
| 72
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1900
| NY
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1901
| NY
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 92
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1902
| NY
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 48
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1902
| CLE
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 63
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1903
| NY
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 62
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 87
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1905
| NY
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 62
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 54
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1907
| NY
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 45
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1907
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 274
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 509
| 35
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1900
| NY
| N
| 11
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .174
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| NY
| N
| 45
| 136
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .132
| .157
| .132
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| NY
| N
| 26
| 65
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .092
| .132
| .108
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .250
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| Total
|
| 30
| 75
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .093
| .150
| .107
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| NY
| N
| 33
| 82
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .146
| .239
| .146
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| 37
| 102
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .157
| .204
| .206
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| N
| 32
| 69
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .130
| .178
| .174
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| N
| 31
| 76
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .184
| .205
| .237
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| NY
| N
| 29
| 48
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 6
| .125
| .208
| .146
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 27
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .229
| .325
| .229
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 271
| 635
| 50
| 92
| 0
| 41
| .145
| .196
| .167
| 6
| 4
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .250
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 275
| 645
| 51
| 93
| 0
| 41
| .144
| .197
| .166
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
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