FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2007
Luther “Dummy” Taylor, first
deaf ball player in history to be recognized by a major league
baseball team, to be honored by Karen Mills, host of Living
Large, June 30, 2007 at a Kansas City Royals game.
Kansas City, MO – Karen Mills,
host of Living Large design and lifestyle show on News Radio
980 KMBZ will honor major league baseball pitcher Luther “Dummy”
Taylor at the pre game ceremonies for the Kansas City Royals
game on June 30, 2007. According to Karen Mills, “This
is a special event for the deaf community because Luther “Dummy”
Taylor Day at the Kansas City Royals will be the first event
in history where a deaf ball player has been recognized by a
major league baseball team.”
Luther “Dummy” Taylor, a
native of the Kansas City metro area pitched for the New Giants
from 1900-1908 and doubled as a 3rd base coach. Luther’s
coach, John McGraw, made the entire team learn sign language
so they could communicate with Luther which contributed to the
earliest form of signs in baseball. Later in life Luther Dummy
Taylor returned to the KC metro area to teach for the Kansas
State School for the deaf.
As part of the Luther “Dummy”
Taylor celebration, commemorative baseball cards will be given
out to the first attendees at the game Saturday, followed by
a VIP dinner in the stadium club that will also be hosted by
Mills.
Media Contact:
Karen Mills
913 317-8508
karen@karenmills.net
