Jake Beckley
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| Jake Beckley | ||
|---|---|---|
| First baseman | ||
| Born: August 4 1867 | ||
| Died: June 25 1919 (aged 51) | Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 20, 1888 for the Pittsburg Alleghenys | ||
| Final game | ||
| June 15, 1907 for the St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .308 | |
| Hits | 2930 | |
| Runs Batted In | 1575 | |
| Teams | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
| Member of the National | ||
| Image:Empty Star.svg Baseball Hall of Fame Image:Empty Star.svg | ||
| Elected | 1971 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 - June 25, 1918), nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.[2]
Beckley played minor league baseball for St. Louis in the Western Association before he was purchased (along with Harry Staley) by the Pittsburg Alleghenys for $4,500 in 1888.[3] After playing two seasons for the Alleghenys, he jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers,[3] a team in the newly formed Players League. The league lasted only one season, and Beckley spent the next five and a half seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3] On July 25, 1896, he was traded to the New York Giants for Harry Davis and $1,000.[3] Beckley was released by the Giants the following season on May 22, and he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds five days later.[3] He played with Cincinnati through the 1903 season and was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals on February 11, 1904.[3] Beckley retired after the 1907 season.
After his Major League career ended, Beckley became a player/manager for Kansas City in the American Association in 1908-1909, managed Bartlesville in the Western Association in 1910, and served as an umpire in the Federal League in 1913.
Beckley died of heart disease[4] in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 50.[2] He was interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Hannibal, Missouri.[2]
He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jake Beckley. BaseballHallOfFame.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
- ^ a b c Jake Beckley Stats. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Jake Beckley. Retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
- ^ Jake Beckley. TheDeadballEra.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography pagede:Jake Beckley
ja:ジェイク・ベックリー
Categories: 1867 births | 1918 deaths | Baseball Hall of Fame | Major league first basemen | 19th century baseball players | Pittsburgh Pirates players | New York Giants baseball players | Cincinnati Reds players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Major league players from Missouri | People from Hannibal, Missouri
