Jake Beckley
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| Jacob Peter Beckley | |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 20, 1888 for the Pittsburg Alleghenys | |
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| June 15, 1907 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting Average | .308 |
| Home Runs | 86 |
| Runs Batted In | 1575 |
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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.
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| Jake Beckley is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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] References
- ^ a b Jake Beckley. BaseballHallOfFame.com. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c Jake Beckley Stats. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f Jake Beckley. Retrosheet.org. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
- ^ Jake Beckley. TheDeadballEra.com. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- BaseballLibrary.com
- FindAGrave.com
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
