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Dr. Ron Taylor, twice champion launcher of the World Series who later became the doctor of the Toronto Blue Jays, died, the New York Mets said on Monday. He was 87 years old.
The Mets said Taylor died in Toronto after fighting a long disease.
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The New York Mets of 1969 are permanent for a meeting of the tenth anniversary at the Shea Stadium in New York on Saturday, July 14, 1979. Present on the Old Timers Day were, Top Row, from left to right, Ken Boswell, Ron Taylor, Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool, Don Cardwell, Jim Mcandrew and Gary Gentry. Second row: Art Shamsky, Donn Clendenon, Jack Dilauro, JC Martin, Tommie Agee and Ed Charles. Third Row: Cleon Jones, Joe Pinatano, Rube Walker, Jerry Grote and Weis. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, Archive)
Taylor began with the Indians of Cleveland in 1962 and helped the Cardinals of San Luis to a world series in 1964. After spending time with the Houston stars, he joined the New York Mets and won a World Series title with them in 1969.
“Ron was the only guy in our staff with experience in postseason,” said Taylor’s former teammate, Art Shamsky, in a press release. “He had won a championship with the cardinals in 1964 and brought a winning mentality. We did not win the title without Ron Taylor.”
Taylor was attributed to be the so -called “unrecognized hero” of the list of Mets. In four apparitions in postseason in 1969, he had two salvages and did not allow a race in 5.2 entries.
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The then mayor of the city of New York, Bill de Blasio, on the left, presents Ron Taylor of the 1969 Mets championship team with a key to the city as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the METS in 1969 before the start of a game against the braves in Citi Field on Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Michael Karas/Northjesey.com)
He finished his career with the parents of San Diego in 1972.
Taylor appeared in 491 games and had an effectiveness of 3.93 with 464 strikeouts.
When he finished his baseball, Taylor enrolled in the School of Medicine and joined the tiles as a team doctor. He spent about 30 years with the organization.
Taylor was included in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
