:''This is an article about a baseball player. For softball coach, see Carl C. Taylor.'' Carl Means Taylor (born January 20, 1944) is a retired

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player. He appeared in 411 Major League games as a

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and pinch hitter from 1968 to 1973 for the Pittsburgh Pirates,

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and Kansas City Royals. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall, weighed , and is the stepbrother of longtime

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star first baseman

Boog Powell John Wesley "Boog" Powell (born August 17, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from through , most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dyna ...

.Powell had a special reason for talking with Carl Taylor
/ref> Taylor batted under .250 for four of his six Major League seasons. But in , he bested his career season high by 83 points, with a .348 batting average as a utility player for the Pirates. The Bucs then shipped him to the Cardinals in an offseason trade — although they would reacquire Taylor in September 1971 for their pennant drive. He was not eligible to play in the

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, won by Pittsburgh in seven games over Powell's Orioles. Overall, Taylor batted .266 in 846 Major League at bats; his 225 hits included 31 doubles and ten triples.

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