Jelly Taylor

First baseman

Born: July 7, 1910
London, Ohio

Died: October 1976 (aged 66)
Cleveland, Ohio

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Negro league baseball debut

Last appearance

1946, for the Memphis Red Sox

Teams

Olan "Jelly" Taylor (July 7, 1910 – October, 1976) was an African-American baseball first baseman in the Negro Leagues. He played for the Cincinnati Tigers in 1934 and 1937 and the Memphis Red Sox from 1938 to 1942, and again in 1946. Taylor was selected to three East-West All-Star Games. He served in the United States Army during World War II.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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