Dorn Taylor
Appearance
Dorn Taylor | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 11, 1958|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1990, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 3–5 |
Earned run average | 5.45 |
Strikeouts | 44 |
Teams | |
Donald Clyde Taylor (born August 11, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB), 1987 and 1989 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 1990 for the Baltimore Orioles. He coached baseball at Bishop McDevitt High School in Glenside, Pennsylvania for several years after retiring.
Taylor played college baseball before flunking out of school, after which he spent three years working as a janitor and playing semi-pro baseball before catching on with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hertzel, Bob (April 28, 1987). "Pirates' new pitcher is no typical rookie". The Pittsburgh Press. p. C5. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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