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20-694: The team was one of two (the Toledo Tigers being the other) created to fill one of the vacancies created in the NNL after the Cleveland Tate Stars and Pittsburgh Keystones had been dropped after the previous season. It drew much of its personnel from the disbanded Keystones and from the New Orleans Crescent Stars , an independent southern team. Hall of Fame outfielder Pete Hill , 40, was asked by Rube Foster to manage

40-617: A "Laborer" for the Penn Freight House at Dela and Georgia Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Taylor lists his current address as 645 Blackford Street in Indianapolis. He does not list any dependents and lists his closest relative as Charles Isaac Taylor at 446 Indiana Avenue. When the newly formed Negro National League started in 1920, Candy Jim worked as a player-manager for the Dayton Marcos . But he moved on to

60-525: A 12–41 record in league play, disbanding after the season. Outfielders Pete Duncan (.321), Percy Wilson (.314), and Sandy Thompson (.310) were among the better hitters. Fulton Strong led the pitching staff with only four victories, against 14 defeats. Hill hit .296 in a part-time role as the Bears' player-manager. In 2006, the Milwaukee Brewers wore Bears throwback uniforms in games against

80-553: A Championship Series, starting in 1925 (his third and final season in his first stint). That year, his team won the second half of the season and won the right to be matched against the Kansas City Monarchs . They lost that series four to three. Taylor returned in 1927 to St. Louis and managed them to their first championship in 1928 , doing so over the Chicago American Giants five games to four in

100-523: A pinch hitter), with his final game came at 58. In 1920, the same year of the start of the golden era of Negro league baseball, he would take on the responsibilities of manager, where he would manage 1,967 games for twelve teams. Described as one of the great strategists of his era, Taylor is the all-time winningest manager in the Negro league era, having 955 wins along with two Negro World Series titles and one additional pennant in 27 seasons as manager. He has

120-783: A player/manager until 1913. In 1914, he moved to the Indianapolis ABC's as a player/manager, and by 1916, he helped the Indianapolis ABC's to win the Black World Championship. During the War, Taylor seemed to rotate between three teams, the Indianapolis ABCs , Dayton Marcos , and the Detroit Stars . In 1918, 34 year-old Taylor registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as

140-671: A position with the Birmingham Giants in 1904 where he played third base. That year, he played in 55 regular season games and only made three errors. Taylor continued with Birmingham until 1909, and moved to the St. Paul Colored Gophers for part of a season in 1910. He was named the captain of the team. Later in 1910, he was asked to play for the Chicago Giants, but played instead for the West Baden Sprudels as

160-658: A winning record, which saw him win three pennants and finish in second four times. He went 17–17 in postseason games. Taylor died at age 64 of a heart attack in Chicago and was interred in the Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois . He was buried in an unmarked grave which remained that way for nearly 54 years, until the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project raised funds for a proper headstone in 2004. Taylor managed

180-494: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Candy Jim Taylor James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor (February 1, 1884 – April 3, 1948) was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball . In a career that spanned forty years, he played as an infielder in the early years of the 20th century for over a dozen black baseball teams; by the mid-1920s, he would play less regularly (doing so as

200-541: The Cleveland Tate Stars in the next season. He also served as a vice chairman for the league during its tenure (his brother C.I. also served as one of the co-founders of the league and vice president). A disciplinarian and a master strategist, as manager Taylor led the St. Louis Stars to contention in the Negro National League, which coincided with the decision to match first half and second half champions for

220-717: The Washington Nationals (at Miller Park ) and Kansas City Royals (on the road) as part of a tribute to the Negro leagues. On June 23, 2007, the Brewers wore the Bears' uniform for another Negro leagues tribute game against the Royals (who wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms). On July 5, 2008, the Brewers also wore the Bears' uniforms against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who wore Pittsburgh Crawfords uniforms. The same happened on June 7, 2019. On May 29, 2010,

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240-491: The Bears' uniforms, which were cream colored with blue sleeves and trim, plus blue socks and caps. Toledo Tigers The Toledo Tigers were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league, representing Toledo, Ohio . It played its home games at Toledo's Swayne Field , home of the minor league Mud Hens . The team was one of two (the Milwaukee Bears being

260-531: The Brewers wore Bears uniforms in a game against the New York Mets who wore New York Cubans uniforms. On July 9, 2011, the Brewers wore Bears uniforms against the Cincinnati Reds . The uniforms worn in the games from 2006 to 2008 were white with black pinstripes, black letters spelling Milwaukee, black socks, and a white pinstriped cap. From 2009 to 2011, the Brewers wore a different version of

280-540: The Championship Series. 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. In 1943 Taylor took over as manager for the Homestead Grays , which had been led by player-manager Vic Harris . After having won the NNL title for the previous three seasons,

300-584: The Cleveland Tate Stars to rejoin as associate members to play out the Tigers' remaining schedule. When it began operations, Negro leagues veteran "Big Bill" Gatewood managed the team, but after the merger Candy Jim Taylor became the player-manager. This Negro league baseball team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a baseball team in Ohio

320-706: The Grays were tasked to try and win it again for the right to advance to the newly created second incarnation of the Negro World Series title. They succeeded in winning the pennant and the World Series, for which they would repeat their success again the following year. Taylor managed in baseball until his death, which involved another stint as manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1945 to 1947. In 27 seasons, he managed eleven teams to

340-587: The most seasons managed by an African American manager along with having the seventh most for a manager in the history of baseball. 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 . Taylor began playing ball with an amateur club in Anderson, South Carolina in 1901, starting as a catcher . He played with several different clubs in 1902 and 1903, finally landing

360-524: The other) created to fill one of the vacancies created in the NNL after the Cleveland Tate Stars and Pittsburgh Keystones had been dropped after the previous season. Its personnel consisted at first of a few veterans and semi-pro players, though it was improved in late May when it merged with the short-lived independent team, the Cleveland Nationals . Operated initially by the NNL, it was taken over by Cleveland businessman Phil Fears after

380-511: The team, and remaining roster spots were filled from tryouts held in Chicago in April, and by castoffs from other teams. With limited financing and an inexperienced ownership, the team quickly fell out of the running in the league. Primarily due to poor home attendance at Athletic Park (later known as Borchert Field ), the club played most of its games on the road, and finished in last place with

400-458: The two teams merged. While its play improved dramatically following the merger, it was under-financed and suffered from poor attendance, and ceased operations in July with a league record of 11–17. After the team disbanded, many of its better players transferred to the St. Louis Stars and Milwaukee Bears for the remainder of the season, in an effort to shore up both franchises. The NNL then invited

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