Taylor Douthit
Taylor Lee Douthit (/ˈdaʊθɪt/ DOW-thit;[1] April 22, 1901 – May 28, 1986), nicknamed "The Ballhawk",[2] 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.He retired from baseball in 1933 rather than accepting a trade to the American Association, and he moved back to California to work in the family insurance business.Before Douthit made his second appearance in a World Series in 1928, Cardinals manager Bill McKechnie compared him favorably to star outfielder Tris Speaker.Douthit thought that he should still be able to play in the major leagues, and he retired days later rather than reporting to Kansas City.