LeRoy Taylor

LeRoy Taylor
LeRoy Taylor
	Outfielder
	Born: August 11, 1902; Marshall, Texas, U.S.
	Died: March 7, 1968 (aged 65); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1925, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1936, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1925); Birmingham Black Barons (1925); Indianapolis ABCs (1926); Kansas City Monarchs (1928–1930, 1932); Homestead Grays (1932); Indianapolis ABCs (1933); Cleveland Red Sox (1934); Kansas City Monarchs (1935–1936);

LeRoy R. Taylor (August 11, 1902 – March 7, 1968), nicknamed "Ben", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.

Quick facts Negro league baseball debut, Last appearance ...

A native of Marshall, Texas, Taylor attended Wiley College.^[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 with the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons.^[2] Taylor spent several seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, and represented Kansas City in the 1936 East–West All-Star Game.^{[citation needed]} He died in Los Angeles, California in 1968 at age 65.^{[citation needed]}

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