St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Philip Wiley Taylor, was born on March 18, 1888 in Wamego, Kansas. Known to the baseball world as "Wiley", he would play for 12 teams over a nine-year baseball career. He would finish with a career of 87-89 record, in 1431.2 total inning over 209 games. He would appear in 27 Major League games, 21 of
St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Philip Wiley Taylor, was born on March 18, 1888 in Wamego, Kansas. Known to the baseball world as "Wiley", he would play for 12 teams over a nine-year baseball career. He would finish with a career of 87-89 record, in 1431.2 total inning over 209 games. He would appear in 27 Major League games, 21 of which were with the Browns.
Taylor would begin his career with the Ellsworth Blues in 1910. He was 22 at the time of his rookie year, but there is little information of him playing in semipro or college baseball prior to joining Ellsworth. He would reach a 22-14 record with the Austin Senators in 1911, which would lead to a late season call up by the Detroit Tigers. After two games with the Tigers, he would split time between Austin and the Lincoln Railsplitters in 1912. He would again see success with Austin as he had an 11-16 season with a 5.40 ERA, which would lead to another MLB call-up with the Chicago White Sox. After three games with the ChiSox, Taylor returned to the minors in 1913. After a third successful season with Austin (18-17 with and ERA of 3.21), Wiley Taylor would get a third shot in the majors with the St. Louis Browns.
Wiley Taylor made his Browns debut on September 5, 1913, against the Chicago White Sox. He would pitch a complete game, issuing five hits, a walk, while striking out two White Sox, in a 1-0 loss. He would finish the season appearing in five games, starting four, with a complete game on September 16 over the Red Sox. Taylor started the 1914 season with the Browns. He would start eight of the 16 games he appeared in, earning a two wins, both as complete games and one shutout. He recorded 20 strikeouts, 25 walks, and a 3.42 ERA in 50 innings.
The Browns would eventually send Taylor to the Louisville Colonels in September of 1914. Taylor would spend the rest of his career in the minor leagues. He played for Louisville (1914-15), and the Nashille Volunteers (1916-17), and later with the Salina Millers (1923) an Topeka Kaws (1923). There is no record of Wiley Taylor playing baseball between 1918-1922.
After retiring from baseball, Wiley Taylor returned to Kansas where he became the sheriff of Pottawatomie County, serving his community from 1926-27. He would later oversee a service station and recreation center.
Today's Browns Quote
"Taylor of Austin is credited by the league batsmen as being the best of them all with the actual possession of the stuff on the ball. He was seldom bumped hard and was almost always a remarkably effective pitcher. Taylor has a varied assortment of curves and excellent control."
Today's Browns Quote
"Taylor of Austin is credited by the league batsmen as being the best of them all with the actual possession of the stuff on the ball. He was seldom bumped hard and was almost always a remarkably effective pitcher. Taylor has a varied assortment of curves and excellent control."
~ The Houston Post. September 17, 1911
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1890 - UTIL Tommy Mee (1910)
1888 - RHP Wiley Taylor (1913-14)
1926 - LHP Dick Littlefield (1952-53)
TRANSACTIONS
1918 - The Browns would be involved in a three team trade that included the Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. The Reds would send Catcher Tommy Clark to the Yankees. Clark would never play for the Yankees. He would be acquired by the Chicago Cubs for his last season in 1918. The Browns would send utilityman Lee Magee to Reds. Magee played 36 games for the Browns in 1917. He would bat only .170 with 19 hits and scoring 11 runs. To complete the trade, the Browns received outfielder Tim Hendryx from the Yankees. Hendryx was coming of his best season with the Yankees as their starting right fielders. He averaged a .251 batting average in his three years in the Bronx. He would only be in St Louis for the 1918 season. He would play behind Jack Tobin and Ray Demmitt, playing in only 88 games and hit .279 (which was his best season at that time). The Browns would release Tim Hendyx in January of 1919.
The Browns lineup in 1913 was lead by three players that carried the rest of the ball club. The offensive numbers were a slight improvement from the previous season, but not enough to make any solid movement in the league standings. The team statistics would consistently fall in the middle of the American League pack. The only category th
The Browns lineup in 1913 was lead by three players that carried the rest of the ball club. The offensive numbers were a slight improvement from the previous season, but not enough to make any solid movement in the league standings. The team statistics would consistently fall in the middle of the American League pack. The only category this team would lead the league in would be one team do not strive for (strikeouts).
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