Philip Wiley Taylor (March 18, 1888 – July 8, 1954) was an American baseball pitcher and law enforcement officer.

[1] Taylor began playing professional baseball for the Ellsworth team in the Central Kansas League.

[2] He advanced to the Austin Senators of the Texas League in 1911, appearing in 37 games and compiling a 22–14 record with 311 innings pitched.

[4] The Houston Post picked him for its All-Texas team and noted: "Taylor of Austin is credited by the league batsmen as being the best of them all with the actual possession of the stuff on the ball.

[3] After another season as Austin's premier pitcher, he was released to the St. Louis Browns at the end of August in exchange for a payment of $1,500.

[1] Taylor continued to pitch in the minor leagues for several years, including stints with the Louisville Colonels (1913–1915), Nashville Volunteers (1916–1917), Salina Millers (1923), and Topeka Kaws (1923).