George Taylor (baseball)
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George J. Taylor was the city editor of James Gordon Bennett
's New York Herald
. He noticed that his readers had a craving for baseball news. Together with Charles Byrne
and Joseph Doyle
they decided to form a team in Brooklyn
to compete in the new Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. They convinced casino operator Ferdinand Abell
to put up the cash and got the team off the ground. The group also oversaw the construction of the team's first ballpark at Washington Park.
Managed by Doyle and Byrne that first season, the team won the Interstate League title. The owners celebrated by pulling the team from the league (which quickly folded) and joining the more prestigious American Association
.
Taylor was the manager of the team for its first season in the AA, achieving a 40-64 record and finishing in ninth place in a crowded field. He would step aside after the season for more experienced baseball men to take over.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett, Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father....
's New York Herald
New York Herald
The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates...
. He noticed that his readers had a craving for baseball news. Together with Charles Byrne
Charlie Byrne (baseball)
Charles H. Byrne was a New York realtor who was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers....
and Joseph Doyle
Joseph Doyle (baseball)
Joseph Doyle was the brother-in-law of Charlie Byrne and part of the original ownership team of what became the Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:**...
they decided to form a team in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
to compete in the new Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. They convinced casino operator Ferdinand Abell
Ferdinand Abell
Ferdinand A. Abell was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers. A Rhode Island casino owner, he put up most of the money to form the team in 1883 and also was the leading financing behind the building of Washington Park, the home of the ballclub.He stuck primarily...
to put up the cash and got the team off the ground. The group also oversaw the construction of the team's first ballpark at Washington Park.
Managed by Doyle and Byrne that first season, the team won the Interstate League title. The owners celebrated by pulling the team from the league (which quickly folded) and joining the more prestigious American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
.
Taylor was the manager of the team for its first season in the AA, achieving a 40-64 record and finishing in ninth place in a crowded field. He would step aside after the season for more experienced baseball men to take over.