Taylor Lee Douthit, nicknamed "The Ballhawk", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1923 to 1933, most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals team with whom he won a World Series championship in 1926. Douthit set a record for single-season putouts by an outfielder (547) in 1928.
Taylor Douthit
The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season. The 23rd edition of the Series, it pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees four games to three in the best-of-seven series, which took place from October 2 to 10, 1926, at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park.
Rogers Hornsby tags out Babe Ruth who is caught attempting to steal second base, ending the 1926 World Series.
Scorecard for the series.
Yankees manager Miller Huggins on a 1909 baseball card
Yankee outfielder Bob Meusel in 1921