George H. Taylor (born September 1869) was an American

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and manager in the pre-

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. While with the Page Fence Giants, Taylor played with many of the popular players of the day, including Charlie Grant, John W. Patterson,

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, George Wilson, William Binga,

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, Sherman Barton, and Peter Burns. In 1892 Taylor played in the Nebraska State League for Beatrice. He continued to play for Chicago teams

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and Leland Giants, working with many of those same players. 1907StPaulColoredGophers

In 1907, he took some of those players to the St. Paul Colored Gophers, where he captained the team that year.

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