1865
Born March 2, 1865
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jake Virtue Notable
b. March 2, 1865 · Cleveland Spiders 1890–1894
Jake Virtue played 1890 to 1894 for the Cleveland Spiders as a first baseman.
Across 474 games he batted .274, with 483 hits and 321 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 60 doubles, 50 triples and 50 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 1.80 earned run average, pitching 5 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.
He played 423 games at first base, with 4,391 putouts and 103 errors. He turned 212 double plays.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on March 2, 1865, and died on February 3, 1943. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | CLV | 62 | 223 | 39 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 49 | 15 | 9 | .305 |
| 1891 | CLV | 139 | 517 | 82 | 135 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 72 | 75 | 40 | 15 | .261 |
| 1892 | CLV | 147 | 557 | 98 | 157 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 89 | 84 | 68 | 14 | .282 |
| 1893 | CLV | 97 | 378 | 87 | 100 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 60 | 54 | 14 | 11 | .265 |
| 1894 | CLV | 29 | 89 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .258 |
| Career | — | 474 | 1764 | 321 | 483 | 60 | 50 | 7 | 256 | 275 | 140 | 50 | .274 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | CLV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.80 |
| 1894 | CLV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.80 |
On this day & linked events
1943
Died February 3, 1943
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