John W. Taylor (December 13, 1873 – March 4, 1938) was a right-handed

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He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 25, 1898. His best years as a pitcher were 1900 (2.55

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), 1902 (1.33 ERA with 7

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s; #1 in the league), 1903 (2.45 ERA), and 1906 (1.99 ERA). He recorded a career 2.65 ERA. In 1904, Taylor set a major league record by pitching 39 consecutive complete games. Taylor actually threw 187 consecutive complete games between June 1901 and August 1906,SABR's Baseball Biography Project: Jack Taylor
/ref> but this streak was interrupted by 15 additional relief appearances. Thus Taylor appeared in 202 consecutive games without being relieved himself. Taylor and fellow Cub Larry McLean were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in return for

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in December 1903; he was then traded back to Chicago in July 1906 (in return for Fred Beebe and Pete Noonan). Thus he was part of the great 1906 Cubs; that year the ERA for the entire pitching staff was 1.76. He also contributed to the World Series-winning season in 1907. Taylor was an above-average hitting pitcher in his major-league career, posting a .222

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(236-for-1063) with 110 runs, 2

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and 88 RBI. He also drew 66

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. Taylor died in

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at the age of 64.

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