Baby Doll Jacobson Notable

b. August 16, 1890 · Detroit Tigers 1915, St. Louis Browns 1915, 1917, 1919–1926, Boston Red Sox 1926–1927, Cleveland Indians 1927, Philadelphia Athletics 1927

Baby Doll Jacobson played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1915 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1919 to 1926.

He batted .311 with 1,714 hits across 1,472 games, scoring 787 runs. He finished with 83 home runs, 328 doubles, 94 triples and 86 stolen bases.

He played 1,378 games in the outfield, with 3,477 putouts and 99 errors.

He hit for the cycle in 1924.

He was born in Cable, IL, USA on August 16, 1890, and died on January 16, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1915	DET/SLB	71	180	18	38	12	3	1	13	15	40	3	.211
1917	SLB	148	529	53	131	23	7	4	55	31	67	10	.248
1919	SLB	120	455	70	147	31	8	4	51	24	47	9	.323
1920	SLB	154	609	97	216	34	14	9	122	46	37	11	.355
1921	SLB	151	599	90	211	38	14	5	92	42	30	8	.352
1922	SLB	145	555	88	176	22	16	9	102	46	36	19	.317
1923	SLB	147	592	76	183	29	6	8	81	29	27	6	.309
1924	SLB	152	579	103	184	41	12	19	97	35	45	6	.318
1925	SLB	142	540	103	184	30	9	15	76	45	26	8	.341
1926	BOS/SLB	148	576	62	172	51	2	8	90	31	36	5	.299
1927	BOS/CLE/PHA	94	293	27	72	17	3	1	42	11	19	1	.246
Career	—	1472	5507	787	1714	328	94	83	821	355	410	86	.311

On this day & linked events

1890

Born August 16, 1890

Cable, IL, USA

1977

Died January 16, 1977

1915

Major-league debut: Baby Doll Jacobson

Baby Doll Jacobson made a major-league debut on April 14, 1915.

1924

Baby Doll Jacobson Hits for the Cycle, 1924

Baby Doll Jacobson hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Browns against the Chicago White Sox on April 17, 1924.

1927

Final major-league game: Baby Doll Jacobson

Baby Doll Jacobson played a final major-league game on September 22, 1927.

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