1879
Born April 13, 1879
Elkhart, IL, USA
Jake Stahl Notable
b. April 13, 1879 · Boston Americans 1903, Washington Senators 1904–1906, Boston Red Sox 1908–1910, 1912–1913, New York Highlanders 1908
Jake Stahl played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Americans in 1903 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1913.
Across 981 games he batted .261, with 894 hits and 405 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 149 doubles, 87 triples and 178 stolen bases.
He led the league in home runs once, in 1910, with 10. He played 839 games at first base, with 8,458 putouts and 150 errors. He turned 328 double plays.
He was born in Elkhart, IL, USA on April 13, 1879, and died on September 18, 1922. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | BOS | 40 | 92 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .239 |
| 1904 | WSH | 142 | 520 | 54 | 136 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 99 | 25 | .262 |
| 1905 | WSH | 141 | 501 | 66 | 125 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 95 | 41 | .250 |
| 1906 | WSH | 137 | 482 | 38 | 107 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 80 | 30 | .222 |
| 1908 | BOS/NYY | 153 | 536 | 63 | 134 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 65 | 31 | 80 | 30 | .250 |
| 1909 | BOS | 127 | 435 | 62 | 128 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 94 | 16 | .294 |
| 1910 | BOS | 144 | 531 | 68 | 144 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 128 | 22 | .271 |
| 1912 | BOS | 95 | 326 | 40 | 98 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 31 | 51 | 13 | .301 |
| 1913 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 981 | 3425 | 405 | 894 | 149 | 87 | 31 | 437 | 221 | 652 | 178 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1922
Died September 18, 1922
1903
Major-league debut: Jake Stahl
Jake Stahl made a major-league debut on June 6, 1903.
1913
Final major-league game: Jake Stahl
Jake Stahl played a final major-league game on June 13, 1913.
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