Zachary Taylor Shafer (July 13, 1866 – October 27, 1945) was a

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player in the 19th century.

Career

Shafer was born in

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, in 1866. He started his professional baseball career in 1884, when he played for the Altoona Mountain City,

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, and

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of the Union Association. He appeared in 60 games that season, mostly as an

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, and had a

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of .203."Taylor Shafer Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Shafer spent the next five years in the minor leagues. In 1887, he batted a career-high .364 for Oshkosh of the

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."Taylor Shafer Minor League Statistics & History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. In 1890, he made it back to the majors with the

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's Philadelphia Athletics. He was a second baseman for Philadelphia and batted .172 with 21 RBI in 69 games. That was his last season in professional baseball. Shafer was 5'7" and weighed 155 pounds. He was the brother of fellow baseball player

Orator Shafer George W. Shafer ometimes spelled ''Shaffer'' or ''Schaefer''(October 4, 1851 – January 21, 1922) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Orator", because he was an avid speaker, Shafer played for 10 teams in four different majo ...

. Taylor Shafer died in Glendale, California, in 1945.

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