From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jake Beckley
Jake Beckley
Jake Beckley Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction 1971
Election Method Veteran’s Committee
Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 – June 25, 1918), nick-
named "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player
at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal,
Missouri.[2]
Professional career
Jake Beckley began playing semi-pro baseball while still
a teen in his native Hannibal. According to The Baseball
Biography Project it was a former Hannibal teammate, Bob
Hart, who ushered Beckley into professional play by sug-
gesting the 18-year old to the Leavenworth Oilers (Leav-
enworth, Kansas) of the Western Association.[3]
First baseman After spliting two seasons between Leavenworth and a
Born: August 4, 1867(1867-08-04) team in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jake Beckley’s contract was
Hannibal, Missouri sold to the St. Louis Whites in the Western Association
before he was purchased (along with Harry Staley) by
Died: June 25, 1918(1918-06-25) (aged 50)
Kansas City, Missouri the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $4,500 midway through the
1888 season.[4] After playing one and a half seasons for
Batted: Left Threw: Left the Alleghenys, he jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers,[4]
MLB debut a team in the newly formed Players League. The league
lasted only one season, and Beckley spent the next five
June 20, 1888 for the Pittsburg Alleghenys
and a half seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4] On July
Last MLB appearance 25, 1896, he was traded to the New York Giants for Harry
Davis and $1,000.[4] Beckley was released by the Giants
June 15, 1907 for the St. Louis Cardinals
the following season on May 22, and he signed as a free
Career statistics agent with the Cincinnati Reds five days later.[4] He
Batting average .308
played with Cincinnati for seven seasons and was later
purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals on February 11,
Hits 2930 1904.[4] Beckley retired after the 1907 season with 2930
Runs batted in 1575 career hits, second only to Cap Anson.
After his Major League career ended, Beckley became
Teams a player/manager for Kansas City in the American Asso-
• Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888-1889) ciation in 1908-1909, Bartlesville in the Western Associa-
• Pittsburgh Burghers (1890) tion in 1910, and Hannibal in the Central Association in
• Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates (1891-1896) 1911. After his playing career, he served as an umpire in
• New York Giants (1896-1897)
the Federal League in 1913 and also served as a baseball
• Cincinnati Reds (1897-1903)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1904-1907) coach at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
Career highlights and awards
Personal life
• 1st all-time: Putouts by a first baseman (23,709)[1]
• 2nd all-time: Games played at first base (2,376)[1] Jake Beckley was the son of Bernhart and Rosina (Neth)
Beckley. He was twice married but had no children, his
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first wife Molly dying just months after their 1891 wed-
ding.[3][5] In addition to his umpiring and coaching after
External links
retirement from professional play, Beckley operated a • Career statistics and player information from
grain business in Kansas City. Jake Beckley died of heart Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball
disease[6] in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 50.[2] He Cube
was interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Hannibal, Mis- • Player bio and stats at Sports Mogul
souri.[2] • Jake Beckley at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Persondata
Honors Name Beckley, Jake
• Elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. Alternative names
Short description
See also Date of birth August 4, 1867
• List of major league players with 2,000 hits Place of birth Hannibal, Missouri
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 Date of death June 25, 1918
doubles Place of death Kansas City, Missouri
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen
bases
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples records
References
[1] ^ "Jake Beckley". BaseballHallOfFame.com.
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/
detail.jsp?playerId=110776. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
[2] ^ "Jake Beckley Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/
player.php?p=becklja01. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
[3] ^ "The Baseball Biography Project - Jake Beckley".
2003. http://bioproj.sabr.org/
bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=829&bid=972. Retrieved
2011-10-06.
[4] ^ "Jake Beckley". Retrosheet.org.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/
Pbeckj103.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
[5] "Diamond Dirt: Searching for Hall of Famer Jake
Beckley". 2011-10-06.
http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/newsnow/
x2016023222/Diamond-Dirt-Searching-for-Hall-of-
Famer-Jake-Beckley?img=2. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
[6] "Jake Beckley". TheDeadballEra.com. Archived from
the original on 2006-12-16.
http://web.archive.org/web/20061216132155/
http://www.thedeadballera.com/Necrology/
Necrology.Beckley.Jake.html. Retrieved
2006-11-21.
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• 1867 births
• 1918 deaths
• National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
• Major League Baseball first basemen
• 19th-century baseball players
• Pittsburgh Pirates players
• Pittsburgh Alleghenys players
• Pittsburgh Burghers players
• New York Giants (NL) players
• Cincinnati Reds players
• St. Louis Cardinals players
• Baseball players from Missouri
• People from Hannibal, Missouri
• Minor league baseball managers
• Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
• Bartlesville Boosters players
• Topeka Jayhawks players
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