Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (January 11, 1900 – November 5, 1983), was a

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who played in and with the

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. He batted and threw left-handed. Taber had a 0–1 record, with a 10.80 ERA, in 9 games, in his two-year career. Taber graduated from

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in Illinois in 1918 where he starred in multiple sports. He later played

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and

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for the

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. Taber did not play professional baseball between 1922 and 1925, instead playing semi-professional baseball while attending college. He was born in

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, and died in

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