Jake Weimer Notable

b. November 29, 1873 · Chicago Cubs 1903–1905, Cincinnati Reds 1906–1908, New York Giants 1909

Jake Weimer played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1903 and closing with the New York Giants in 1909.

He went 97 and 69 with a 2.23 earned run average, pitching 1,472.7 innings in 191 games. He struck out 657, completed 143 of his 180 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 192 games he batted .213, with 115 hits and 46 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 11 doubles and 4 stolen bases.

He was born in Ottumwa, IA, USA on November 29, 1873, and died on June 19, 1928. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1903	CHC	35	107	10	21	4	0	0	6	9	30	0	.196
1904	CHC	37	115	5	21	3	0	0	11	1	26	1	.183
1905	CHC	33	92	8	19	1	1	0	6	4	12	0	.207
1906	CIN	41	108	9	29	1	0	0	7	8	14	1	.269
1907	CIN	30	72	7	14	1	0	1	4	5	9	1	.194
1908	CIN	15	45	7	11	1	0	0	2	2	7	1	.244
1909	NYG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	192	540	46	115	11	1	1	36	29	99	4	.213

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1903	CHC	20	8	35	33	0	282.0	241	72	104	128	2.30
1904	CHC	20	14	37	37	0	307.0	229	65	97	177	1.91
1905	CHC	18	12	33	30	1	250.1	212	63	80	107	2.26
1906	CIN	20	14	41	39	1	304.2	263	75	99	141	2.22
1907	CIN	11	14	29	26	0	209.0	165	56	63	67	2.41
1908	CIN	8	7	15	15	0	116.2	110	31	50	36	2.39
1909	NYG	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	7	3	0	1	9.00
Career	—	97	69	191	180	2	1472.2	1227	365	493	657	2.23

On this day & linked events

1873

Born November 29, 1873

Ottumwa, IA, USA

1928

Died June 19, 1928

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