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Candy Jim Taylor

Manager

James Allen Taylor

2127 Games
1023-1070 Record
0.489 Win%
30 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 2/1/1884
Anderson, SC, USA
Died 4/3/1948
Chicago, IL, USA
Final Game 1942-09-13

📊 Career Record

2127 Games Managed
1023 Wins
1070 Losses
0.489 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

30 seasons
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Candy Jim Taylor - Manager
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1920 DM NNL 54 17 37 0.315 7 Y
1922 CTS NNL 63 25 35 0.417 6 Y
1923 SLS NNL 41 15 25 0.375 6 Y
1923 TT NNL 14 7 7 0.500 7 Y
1924 SLS NNL 84 43 41 0.512 4 Y
1925 SLS NNL 97 65 30 0.684 2 Y
1926 CEL NNL 48 7 40 0.149 7 Y
1926 DS NNL 21 8 13 0.381 4 Y
1927 SLS NNL 99 62 37 0.626 2 Y
1928 SLS NNL 93 67 26 0.720 1st 🏆 Y
1929 SLS NNL 107 64 41 0.610 2 Y
1930 MRS NNL 88 33 54 0.379 7 Y
1931 AB2 NNL 71 34 36 0.486 3 Y
1932 AB2 NSL 61 25 32 0.439 7 Y
1933 ID NN2 48 17 31 0.354 7 Y
1934 NEG NN2 54 22 31 0.415 5 Y
1935 CEG NN2 57 30 25 0.545 2 Y
1936 WEG NN2 40 18 22 0.450 5 Y
1936 WEG NN2 19 10 8 0.556 5 Y
1937 CAG NAL 78 39 38 0.506 3 Y
1938 CAG NAL 84 42 39 0.519 3 N
1939 CAG NAL 86 45 41 0.523 2 N
1940 BBB NAL 59 20 39 0.339 6 Y
1941 CAG NAL 60 20 38 0.345 6 N
1942 CAG NAL 74 19 55 0.257 5 Y
1943 HG NN2 102 78 23 0.772 1st 🏆 N
1944 HG NN2 102 66 32 0.673 1st 🏆 N
1945 CAG NAL 109 49 59 0.454 4 N
1946 CAG NAL 111 40 68 0.370 6 N
1947 CAG NAL 103 36 67 0.350 6 N

Candy Jim Taylor as a manager

The career managing record for Candy Jim Taylor is 1023-1070 (.489) over 2127 games, from 1920 to 1947. Taylor ran the Dayton Marcos (1920), the Cleveland Tate Stars (1922), the St. Louis Stars (1923), the Toledo Tigers (1923), the St. Louis Stars (1924-1925), and the Cleveland Elites (1926). The best full season was 1943, 78-23 with the Homestead Grays. The weakest full season was 1942, at 19-55. The record opens at 17-37 in 1920 and closes at 36-67 in 1947.

The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1928, 1943, and 1944. Taylor managed in the Negro National League, Negro Southern League, and Negro American League. In 1923, 1926, 1936, and 1939, Taylor took over a club already in progress that season. Taylor was a player-manager in 1942, 1940, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934 and earlier years back to 1920. The personal information panel gives a birth date of February 1, 1884 in Anderson, SC, USA. The death date on file is April 3, 1948.

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