About Lefty Taber
Lived 1900 – 1983 (aged 83). Lefty Taber was an American baseball player.
Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (January 11, 1900 – November 5, 1983) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw left-handed. Taber had a 0–1 record, with a 10.80 ERA, in nine games, over his two-year career.
Taber graduated from Rock Island High School in Illinois in 1918 where he starred in multiple sports. He later played college baseball and college basketball for the University of Dubuque. Taber did not play professional baseball between 1922 and 1925, instead playing semi-professional baseball while attending college.
Taber was born in Rock Island, Illinois, and died in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Who was Lefty Taber?
Major League Baseball player
When was Lefty Taber born?
Lefty Taber was born on 11 January 1900 in Rock Island.
When did Lefty Taber die?
Lefty Taber died on 5 November 1983 in Lincoln.
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Lefty Taber was a baseball player.
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Lefty Taber was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lefty Taber. https://biography.guide/lefty-taber/
MLA: "Lefty Taber." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lefty-taber/.
Chicago: "Lefty Taber." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lefty-taber/.
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