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Jake Beckley

Full name Jacob Peter Beckley
Born August 4, 1867, Hannibal, Missouri
Died June 25, 1918, Kansas City, Missouri
Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Missouri
First Game: June 20, 1888; Final Game: June 15, 1907
Umpired First Game: September 9, 1906; Umpired Final Game: September 9, 1906
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1971
Ejections as player: 1894 (3), 1897 (1), 1900 (1), 1903 (1), 1904 (2). Total: 8
SABR Biography
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Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1888 PIT N                   71   283   35   97  15   3   0   27    7   22   2           20  .343  .363  .417   1.0 1888 PIT N
1889 PIT N                  123   522   91  157  24  10   9   97   29   29   6           11  .301  .345  .437   0.8 1889 PIT N
1890 PIT P                  124   529  110  171  38  22   9  123   42   33   6           18  .323  .380  .529   2.3 1890 PIT P
1891 PIT N                  133   554   94  162  20  19   4   73   44   46   8           13  .292  .353  .419   1.6 1891 PIT N
1892 PIT N                  151   614  102  145  21  19  10   96   31   44  14           30  .236  .288  .381   1.5 1892 PIT N
1893 PIT N                  131   542  108  164  32  19   5  106   54   26  20           15  .303  .386  .459   2.5 1893 PIT N
1894 PIT N                  132   537  123  185  36  19   7  122   43   16  19  22       21  .345  .412  .521   2.0 1894 PIT N
1895 PIT N                  130   534  104  175  31  19   5  111   24   20  21  15       20  .328  .380  .485   1.2 1895 PIT N
1896 PIT N                   59   217   44   55   7   5   3   32   22   28  10   9        8  .253  .349  .373  -0.2 1896 PIT N
1896 NY  N                   46   182   37   55   8   4   6   38    9    7   5   1       11  .302  .352  .489   0.4 1896 NY  N
1896 TOT N                  105   399   81  110  15   9   9   70   31   35  15  10       19  .276  .351  .426   0.2 1896 TOT N
1897 NY  N                   17    68    8   17   2   3   1   11    2    2   3   0        2  .250  .301  .412   0.0 1897 NY  N
1897 CIN N                   97   365   76  126  17   9   7   76   18   12  12   4       23  .345  .395  .499   0.8 1897 CIN N
1897 TOT N                  114   433   84  143  19  12   8   87   20   14  15   4       25  .330  .380  .485   0.8 1897 TOT N
1898 CIN N                  118   459   86  135  20  12   4   72   28   27  10   9        6  .294  .348  .416   0.3 1898 CIN N
1899 CIN N                  135   517   87  172  27  16   3   99   40   21  10  16       20  .333  .392  .464   2.4 1899 CIN N
1900 CIN N                  141   558   98  190  26  10   2   94   40   18   4  12       23  .341  .389  .434   2.5 1900 CIN N
1901 CIN N    Daily Splits  140   580   78  178  36  13   3   79   28   37   7  20   0    4  .307  .346  .429   1.6 1901 CIN N
1902 CIN N    Daily Splits  129   531   82  175  23   7   5   69   34   29   6   8   0   15  .330  .377  .427   1.7 1902 CIN N
1903 CIN N    Daily Splits  120   459   85  150  29  10   2   81   42   13   1  10   0   23  .327  .384  .447   1.4 1903 CIN N
1904 STL N    Daily Splits  142   551   72  179  22   9   1   67   35   31   9  15   0   17  .325  .375  .403   1.7 1904 STL N
1905 STL N    Daily Splits  134   514   48  147  20  10   1   57   30   41   6   8   0   12  .286  .333  .370  -0.3 1905 STL N
1906 STL N    Daily Splits   87   320   29   79  16   6   0   44   13   19   3  13   0    3  .247  .283  .334  -1.0 1906 STL N
1907 STL N    Daily Splits   32   115    6   24   3   0   0    7    1    5   1   5   0    0  .209  .222  .235  -1.2 1907 STL N
Total NL (19 Years)        2268  9022 1493 2767 435 222  78 1458  574  493 177 167i  0i 297  .307  .360  .430  20.7 Total NL
Total PL ( 1 Year )         124   529  110  171  38  22   9  123   42   33   6           18  .323  .380  .529   2.3 Total PL
Total    (20 Years) Splits 2392  9551 1603 2938 473 244  87 1581  616  526 183 167i  0i 315  .308  .361  .436  23.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1902 CIN N    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    4      9   0    8    3    1    2   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.75  2.00  -0.4 1902 CIN N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1888 PIT N               1B   71                     744   19   16   38   0                 .979
1889 PIT N               1B  122                    1236   53   24   73   0                 .982
1889 PIT N               OF    1                       0    1    0    0                    1.000     0    0    1 
1890 PIT P               1B  124                    1280   58   32   61   1                 .977
1891 PIT N               1B  133                    1250   87   24   63   0                 .982
1892 PIT N               1B  151                    1523  132   38   88   1                 .978
1893 PIT N               1B  131                    1360   95   21   83   0                 .986
1894 PIT N               1B  132                    1230   85   30   80   1                 .978
1895 PIT N               1B  130                    1349   54   31   76   0                 .978
1896 PIT N               1B   56                     558   31   11   42   1                 .982
1896 PIT N               OF    3                       2    0    0    0                    1.000     0    3    0 
1896 PIT N               2B    1                       0    0    0    0   0                    -
1896 NY  N               1B   45                     418   22    8   18   0                 .982
1896 NY  N               OF    2                       3    0    1    0                     .750     2    0    0 
1896 TOT N               1B  101                     976   53   19   60   1                 .982
1896 TOT N               OF    5                       5    0    1    0                     .833     2    3    0 
1897 NY  N               1B   17                     166   15    5   12   1                 .973
1897 CIN N               1B   97                     830   45   19   56   0                 .979
1897 TOT N               1B  114                     996   60   24   68   1                 .978
1898 CIN N               1B  118                    1167   53   21   76   0                 .983
1899 CIN N               1B  135                    1301   72   19   75   0                 .986
1900 CIN N               1B  140                    1389   93   30   91   1                 .980
1901 CIN N Daily Splits  1B  140  140  138  1229  i 1366   71   34   79   0                 .977
1902 CIN N Daily Splits  1B  129  128  128  1130    1262   64   23   84   0                 .983
1902 CIN N                P    1    1    0     4       7    2    0    0   0    0    0    0 1.000
1903 CIN N Daily Splits  1B  119  119  117  1018.1i 1127   78   30   56   1                 .976
1904 STL N Daily Splits  1B  142  142  139  1235  i 1526   64   20   65   0                 .988
1905 STL N Daily Splits  1B  134  134  134  1181    1442   69   28   56   0                 .982
1906 STL N Daily Splits  1B   85   83   81   722.2i  928   43   13   38   0                 .987
1907 STL N Daily Splits  1B   32   30   28   256.2i  303   13    4   17   0                 .988
Total (20 Years) Splits  1B 2383  776i 765i 6772.2i23755 1316  481 1327   7                 .981
Total ( 2 Years)         OF    6                       5    1    1    0                     .857     2    3    1 
Total ( 1 Year )         2B    1                       0    0    0    0   0                    -
Total ( 1 Year )          P    1    1    0     4       7    2    0    0   0    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

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                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1906 NL Daily       1    1    0    0    0    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-18-1894          PIT N  Tim Hurst           Bench jockeying
 8-20-1894          PIT N  William Betts       Unknown reason
 8-21-1894          PIT N  William Betts       Unknown reason
 7- 9-1897          CIN N  Tim Hurst           Catch/trap call
 9- 3-1900(2)       CIN N  Pop Snyder          Call at 2B
 5-11-1903     BOX  CIN N  Bob Emslie          Call at 1B
 5-29-1904     BOX  STL N  Chief Zimmer        Call at HP
 6- 6-1904     BOX  STL N  Augie Moran         Call at 2B


Transaction Information

Sold by St. Louis (Western Association) to Pittsburgh Alleghenys with Harry Staley
for $4500 (June, 1888).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants in exchange for Harry Davis and
$1000 (July 25, 1896).

Released by New York Giants (May 22, 1897).

Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 27, 1897).

Sold by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals (February 11, 1904).

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