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Letters to the Editor The Fans Speak Out.
Many players who are not in the Hall of Fame have just been forgotten. One of them is pitcher Jack W. Taylor.
Taylor played ten years, from 1898 to 1907 for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. He won 20 games four times, in 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1906.
What makes Taylor's record amazing is that during his career, he started 286 games and finished 278. He holds the record for most consecutive complete games with 39 from April 14 to October 6, 1904.
The Cubs traded him in 1904 to St. Louis for future Hall of Famer Mordecai (Three Finger) Brown. In 1906, Taylor was traded back to the Cubs and helped them win the pennant.
Taylor has never received one vote for the Hall of Fame, and I wonder if the Veterans Committee even knows about him. I think he deserves recognition.
Leonard Rosenthal Conemaugh, Pa.
While the Veterans Committee has not looked favorably on Taylor, it is impossible to say that the Committee in earlier years did not give him some consideration. It is true, however, that he never received a single vote in Hall of Fame elections held by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Letters to the Editor The Fans Speak Out.