Tony Taylor (1935 – 2020), MLB All-Star with the Philadelphia Phillies
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legacy.comTony Taylor was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Detroit Tigers.A native of Cuba, Taylor was 18 when he signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Giants in 1954.
He didn’t make his MLB debut until 1958, when he signed with the Chicago Cubs and became their starting second baseman. In 1960, Taylor was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, and he played on the National League All-Star team that year.
A fan favorite, Taylor set a record with the Phillies for playing 1003 games at second base, though his record was later broken.
He led the Phillies in stolen bases six times. In 1971, Taylor was traded to the Detroit Tigers, where he was part of the division title-winning.
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