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Former Detroit Tigers Who Died In 2020: Tony Taylor

HAVANA - MARCH, 1958. The finest players in the Cuban winter league pose together at their annual All Star game in Havana in March of 1959. Camilo Pasquel is seated third from right, Tony Taylor is standing second from right, Hector Rodriguez is seated fifth from left and Minnine Minoso is seated far left. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

A brief series about former Detroit Tigers players who died in 2020 continues with a remembrance of Tony Taylor, who wore the Olde English D for three seasons.

The Detroit Tigers tried to get second baseman Tony Taylor from the Phillies in a trade at the 1970 winter meetings.