Wiley Taylor

Philip Wiley Taylor (March 18, 1888 – July 8, 1954) was an American baseball pitcher and law enforcement officer. He played professional baseball from 1911 to 1917 and in 1923, including four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox (1912), and St. Louis Browns (1913–1914). He appeared in 27 games (17 as a starter) and compiled a 2–10 with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.10 over 120-2/3 innings. He served as the sheriff of Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Early years Taylor was born in 1888 in Wamego, Kansas.

Professional baseball player Taylor began playing professional baseball for the Ellsworth team in the Central Kansas League. He helped lead Austin to the 1911 Texas League pennant.

After an impressive season in Austin, Taylor was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He made his major league debut on September 6, 1911. He appeared in three games for Detroit, two as a starter, and compiled a 0–2 record with a 3.79 ERA in 19 innings pitched. He appeared in three games for Chicago, all as a starter, and compiled a 0–1 record with a 4.95 ERA in 20 innings pitched. Taylor appeared in five games for the Browns in the final month of the season, four of them as a starter. He compiled a 0–2 record with a 4.83 ERA in 31-2/3 innings pitched. He died in 1954 at Westmoreland. He was buried at Louisville Cemetery in Louisville, Kansas.