1881
Born June 5, 1881
Timrå, Västernorrland, Sweden
Beany Jacobson Notable
Beany Jacobson played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1904 and closing with the Boston Americans in 1907.
He went 22 and 46 with a 3.19 earned run average, pitching 612.3 innings in 88 games. He struck out 195, completed 53 of his 70 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 88 games he batted .117, with 24 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Timrå, Västernorrland, Sweden on June 5, 1881, and died on January 31, 1933. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | WSH | 33 | 88 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 1 | .091 |
| 1905 | WSH | 22 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .159 |
| 1906 | SLB | 24 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .091 |
| 1907 | BOS/SLB | 9 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 88 | 205 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 2 | .117 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | WSH | 5 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 253.2 | 276 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 3.55 |
| 1905 | WSH | 7 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 144.1 | 139 | 53 | 35 | 50 | 3.30 |
| 1906 | SLB | 9 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 155.0 | 146 | 43 | 27 | 53 | 2.50 |
| 1907 | BOS/SLB | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 59.1 | 57 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 3.19 |
| Career | — | 22 | 46 | 88 | 70 | 0 | 612.1 | 618 | 217 | 148 | 195 | 3.19 |
On this day & linked events
1933
Died January 31, 1933
Image: 1906 Fan Craze (American), public domain