After posting a .350 batting average with 22 home runs in 107 games for Nashville, he was promoted to the Giants' Triple-A farm club, the Minneapolis Millers.

[2] Taylor made his Major League debut for the Giants on April 14, 1954, pinch hitting for Mario Picone and striking out against Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Don Newcombe.

[1] Although the Giants won the 1954 World Series in four games that season, Taylor did not see any playing time in the Fall Classic.

[1] In 1956, he played most of the season back in the minors with the Millers, but did appear in one game for the Giants, getting a double in four at-bats.

[1] After rosters were cut from 28 to 25 men in May, he spent most of 1958 with the Tigers' top affiliate, the Charleston Senators.

[2] In his Major League career, Taylor played 149 games over five seasons and had 41 hits in 173 at-bats for a .237 batting average.