After spending two seasons with the organization, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960, the same year he was selected twice as an All-Star.

[2] Taylor's younger brother, Jorge, also played baseball with a minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in 1960.

Anderson's next pitch was errant, the ball evaded catcher Sammy Taylor and rolled all the way to the backstop.

While Delmore was embroiled in an argument with Anderson and Sammy Taylor, Musial ran for second base.

[6] Taylor was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Cal Neeman for Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee early in the 1960 season.

As lead-in filler before a speech by President John F. Kennedy, a 90-second clip of a game between the Phillies and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, featuring Taylor hitting a ball pitched by Cal Koonce to right fielder George Altman, was captured and broadcast live to Europe.

[4] Taylor was dealt from the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for minor-league right-handed pitchers Carl Cavanaugh and Mike Fremuth on June 11, 1971.

In the intervening time, he was manager in the organization's minor league system and a roving instructor.

He had suffered a stroke one year before at the conclusion of an event for retired players at Citizens Bank Park, and died due to complications arising from it.