Elmer Jacobs Notable

b. August 10, 1892 · Philadelphia Phillies 1914, 1918–1919, Pittsburgh Pirates 1916–1918, St. Louis Cardinals 1919–1920, Chicago Cubs 1924–1925, Chicago White Sox 1927

Elmer Jacobs played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1927.

He went 50 and 81 with a 3.55 earned run average, pitching 1,189 innings in 250 games. He struck out 336, completed 65 of his 133 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 250 games he batted .161, with 56 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.

He was born in Salem, MO, USA on August 10, 1892, and died on February 10, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1914	PHI	14	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000
1916	PIT	34	40	3	3	0	1	1	3	13	.075
1917	PIT	38	67	3	12	2	0	0	1	26	.179
1918	PHI/PIT	26	45	1	8	0	1	2	2	17	.178
1919	PHI/STL	34	68	5	16	4	1	1	2	13	.235
1920	STL	23	26	2	5	1	0	2	1	7	.192
1924	CHC	38	54	3	6	0	0	5	3	13	.111
1925	CHC	18	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.231
1927	CHW	25	20	4	3	0	0	2	1	5	.150
Career	—	250	347	22	56	7	3	13	14	101	.161

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1914	PHI	1	3	14	7	0	50.2	65	27	20	17	4.80
1916	PIT	6	10	34	17	0	153.0	151	50	38	46	2.94
1917	PIT	6	19	38	25	2	227.1	214	71	76	58	2.81
1918	PHI/PIT	9	6	26	18	1	146.1	122	48	56	35	2.95
1919	PHI/STL	9	16	34	23	1	214.0	231	79	69	68	3.32
1920	STL	4	8	23	9	1	77.2	91	45	33	21	5.21
1924	CHC	11	12	38	22	1	190.1	181	79	72	50	3.74
1925	CHC	2	3	18	4	1	55.2	63	32	22	19	5.17
1927	CHW	2	4	25	8	0	74.1	105	38	37	22	4.60
Career	—	50	81	250	133	7	1189.1	1223	469	423	336	3.55

On this day & linked events

1892

Born August 10, 1892

Salem, MO, USA

1958

Died February 10, 1958

1914

Major-league debut: Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs made a major-league debut on April 23, 1914.

1927

Final major-league game: Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs played a final major-league game on September 13, 1927.

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