1856
Born September 22, 1856
Baltimore, MD, USA
Jake Evans Notable
b. September 22, 1856 · Troy Trojans 1879–1881, Worcester Ruby Legs 1882, Cleveland Blues 1883–1884, Baltimore Orioles 1885
Jake Evans played for four clubs across seven seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Troy Trojans in 1879 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1885.
Across 472 games he batted .238, with 435 hits and 215 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 70 doubles. He went 0 and 1 with a 6.60 earned run average, pitching 15 innings in 3 games. He struck out 3.
He played 452 games in the outfield, with 789 putouts and 97 errors.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on September 22, 1856, and died on January 16, 1907.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | TRO | 72 | 280 | 30 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .232 |
| 1880 | TRO | 47 | 180 | 31 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .256 |
| 1881 | TRO | 83 | 315 | 35 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 0 | .241 |
| 1882 | WOR | 80 | 334 | 33 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .213 |
| 1883 | CLV | 90 | 332 | 36 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 0 | .238 |
| 1884 | CLV | 80 | 313 | 32 | 81 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 49 | 0 | .259 |
| 1885 | BAL | 20 | 77 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Career | — | 472 | 1831 | 215 | 435 | 70 | 21 | 1 | 168 | 63 | 172 | 0 | .238 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | TRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| 1882 | WOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 |
| 1883 | CLV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6.60 |
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