Harry Taylor
Taylor with the Chicago Cubs, c. 1932
First baseman
Born: (1907-12-26)December 26, 1907 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, US
Died: April 27, 1969(1969-04-27) (aged 61) Toledo, Ohio, US
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 14, 1932, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
May 28, 1932, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.125
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1932)

Harry Warren Taylor (December 26, 1907 – April 27, 1969) was a professional baseball player who played as a first baseman for the 1932 Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 1.5 inches (1.867 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.

Biography

Taylor's minor league baseball career spanned 1928 to 1943; he appeared in 1099 minor league games while playing for more than 10 different teams.^[1] He appeared in 10 games in the major leagues, with the Chicago Cubs in 1932, batting .125 (1-for-8) with one run scored.^[1] The Cubs released Taylor to the Reading Keystones of the International League at the end of May 1932.^[2] Late in his career, he served as player-manager of the Tiffin Mud Hens in 1941 and Jackson Senators in 1942.^[3][1]

"Handsome Harry" volunteered into the United States Navy during World War II and, although he took all of the combat training, because of his age and background as a professional athlete, he was made a fitness officer. After the war he rejoined the Cubs organization for a short time and then became a businessman until his death from leukemia in 1969. At the time of his death he was survived by his second wife, a son, a daughter and a granddaughter.