The double winner of the World Series Ron Taylor, who became a doctor after the end of his career in the major league, died on Monday. He was 87 years old.
Taylor won titles with the Cardinals of St. Louis of 1964 and the 1969 New York Mets and never authorized a race in the playoffs.
In 1969, he was a lift against the team nicknamed the “Miracle Mets” and led the club with 59 appearances. The right -handed managed 13 stops with an MPM of 2.72 this season. He obtained a stop in match 2 of this world series when he obtained the last seven withdrawals against the Orioles of Baltimore.
In 11 seasons of major leagues, Taylor had 54-43 with 74 stops and an MPM of 3.93 in 491 appearances (17 departures) for the Indian Cleveland (1962), Cardinals (1963-65), Houston Astros (1965-66), Mets (1967-71) and San Diego Padres (1972). During the 1964 World Series against New York Yankees, Taylor launched 4 sleeves without success and obtained a stop in match 4.
Originally from Toronto, Taylor returned home after his days of play and went to the medical school at the University of Toronto. He was a team doctor for the Blue Jays de Toronto for three decades before opening a private cabinet in 2014.
Taylor is a member of the Canadian Baseball Temple, the Canada Sports Fame of Sports and the Ontario Sports Fame of Sports.
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