Charles Gilbert Taylor (April 18, 1942 – June 5, 2018) was an American professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher from 1969 to 1976 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Montreal Expos.

Before being signed by the Cardinals in 1961, Taylor attended Bell Buckle High School and then Middle Tennessee State University.

[1] Taylor spent three years (1961 to 1963) in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system before being traded on February 17, 1964 to the Houston Colt .45s with first baseman/outfielder Jim Beauchamp for outfielder Carl Warwick.

As a starter, he appeared in 34 games for the Oilers, allowing only 202 hits in 230 innings, walking just 38 batters, and posting a record of 18 and 7 with a very respectable 2.35 ERA.

At 26 years of age, he was fairly old prospect-wise, but still managed to impress the St. Louis Cardinals enough to put him on their roster for 1969.

Taylor was used both as a reliever and starter in his debut season, appearing in 27 games total, starting 13 of them, and posting a 7–5 won–loss record.