James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor (February 1, 1884 - April 3, 1948) was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues
Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Taylor was one of four brothers who played in the Negro Leagues, along with Ben, C. I. and "Steel Arm" Johnny. Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. Charles Isham Taylor ( January 20 1875 - February 23 1922) was an American Second baseman, manager and executive He made his professional debut at the age of 19 and spent his entire adult life in the game of baseball, playing primarily at third base. In 1916, he helped the Indianapolis ABC's to win the Black World Championship. The Indianapolis ABCs were a Negro League baseball team that played both as an independent club and as a charter member of the first Negro National League (NNL
A disciplinarian and a master strategist, as manager Taylor led the St. Louis Stars to their first championship in 1928. The St Louis Stars were a Negro League baseball team that competed in the Negro National League from 1922 to 1931 Champions World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals Awards and honors League The Great Depression took its toll on the economics of the game, and while managing the 1933 Richmond All-Stars, Taylor was forced to sell the team bus, and later had to send the players home. Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game.
In 1943 Taylor managed the Homestead Grays to their first Negro League World Series title, repeating their success again the following year. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over St The Homestead Grays were a professional Baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues in the United States. The Negro League World Series was a post-season Baseball tournament which was held from 1924-1927 and from 1942-1948 between the champions of the Negro Leagues, matching
Candy Jim Taylor died at age 64 in Chicago, Illinois and was interred in the Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Burr Oak and Restvale cemeteries are located in Alsip Illinois, a suburb slightly southwest of the city of Chicago.
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