{{Short description|American baseball player (1866–1945)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Taylor Shafer |position=Second baseman / Outfielder |image=Taylor Shafer.jpg |width=100 |bats=Left |throws=Unknown |birth_date={{Birth date|1866|7|13|mf=y}} |birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |death_date={{death date and age|1945|10|27|1866|7|13}} |death_place=Glendale, California |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 5 |debutyear=1884 |debutteam=Altoona Mountain City |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 16 |finalyear=1890 |finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.187 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=21 |teams= *Altoona Mountain City ({{by|1884}}) *Kansas City Cowboys ({{by|1884}}) *Baltimore Monumentals ({{by|1884}}) *Philadelphia Athletics ({{by|1890}}) }} '''Zachary Taylor Shafer''' (July 13, 1866 – October 27, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century.
==Career== Shafer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1866. He started his professional baseball career in 1884, when he played for the Altoona Mountain City, Kansas City Cowboys, and Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association. He appeared in 60 games that season, mostly as an outfielder, and had a batting average of .203.<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shaffta01.shtml "Taylor Shafer Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.</ref>
Shafer spent the next five years in the minor leagues. In 1887, he batted a career-high .364 for Oshkosh of the Northwestern League.<ref name="minors">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=shafer001tay "Taylor Shafer Minor League Statistics & History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.</ref> In 1890, he made it back to the majors with the American Association's Philadelphia Athletics. He was a second baseman for Philadelphia and batted .172 with 21 RBI in 69 games.<ref name="statistics"/> That was his last season in professional baseball.<ref name="minors"/>
Shafer was 5'7" and weighed 155 pounds. He was the brother of fellow baseball player Orator Shafer.<ref name="statistics"/>
Taylor Shafer died in Glendale, California, in 1945.<ref name="statistics"/>
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