Harry Taylor (1890s first baseman)

For other people named Harry Taylor, see Harry Taylor (disambiguation).

Harry Leonard Taylor (April 4, 1866 – July 12, 1955) was an American professional baseball player who played for the Louisville Colonels and the National League's Baltimore Orioles.

Harry Taylor
Taylor circa 1926
First baseman
Born: (1866-04-04)April 4, 1866 Halsey Valley, New York, U.S.
Died: July 12, 1955(1955-07-12) (aged 89) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 18, 1890, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1893, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	176
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1890–1892) Baltimore Orioles (1893)

Harry Taylor
Associate Justice of the Fourth Judicial Department
In office 1924–1936
Appointed by	Al Smith

Taylor played baseball at Cornell University before finishing his undergraduate degree in 1888.^[1] In January 1893, Taylor was attending Cornell Law School when he was named captain of Cornell's baseball team.^[2] After law school, he began practicing law in Buffalo, New York.^[3] In the early twentieth century, he was president of the International League, then known as the Eastern League. In 1906, Taylor was appointed to the county court of Erie County by Governor Frank W. Higgins. In 1913, he was elected to the Supreme Court for Erie County. However, before he could complete his term, he was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department by Governor Al Smith in 1924.^[4]