Jake Beckley
Jacob Peter Beckley
(Eagle Eye)
 
Born: August 4, 1867 in Hannibal, MO
Died: June 25, 1918 - 50 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'10" Wt: 200
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1971
- Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from St. Louis in 1888

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Multi-Team Years
R
H
K
NL
20.9
1B
292
22.8
30.4
26.8
-10.5
30.7
4.8
-1.5
-1.6
-3.6
4.4
23.7
-8.4
23.7
-0.3
-5.9
-3.1
0.0
0.0
NL
21.9
1B
557
12.7
20.8
42.2
-19.4
16.8
0.1
2.6
5.9
21.4
12.1
7.7
-19.6
7.7
1.9
-5.3
-18.2
0.0
0.0
PL
22.9
1B
564
33.5
25.5
80.1
30.1
-7.0
19.4
13.2
3.4
54.6
2.6
16.5
-12.9
16.5
0.5
-8.8
-6.3
0.0
0.0
NL
23.9
1B
606
18.6
18.0
36.4
-11.7
10.5
-0.0
10.4
-0.6
18.3
-1.7
11.5
-10.9
11.5
2.1
-13.0
-18.1
0.0
0.0
NL
24.9
1B
659
7.5
-7.8
29.8
5.0
-21.1
2.5
9.8
5.7
37.6
4.3
-22.2
-27.9
-22.2
8.7
-22.6
5.3
0.0
0.0
NL
25.9
1B
616
19.7
9.2
38.5
9.4
-11.9
10.2
8.6
0.4
29.3
1.8
14.0
-7.0
14.0
13.6
-3.1
-13.2
0.0
0.0
NL
26.9
1B
595
25.6
17.9
43.5
3.1
1.0
9.5
5.7
1.5
25.5
11.0
18.5
-12.4
18.5
13.3
10.2
-10.5
0.0
0.0
NL
27.9
1B
590
17.7
16.1
44.9
-5.3
-0.4
7.3
9.3
1.1
28.8
9.8
9.7
-24.5
7.6
14.8
-8.6
-7.3
0.0
0.0
NL
28.9
1B
258
-3.9
-8.2
-3.4
3.0
-11.7
-2.7
0.6
1.7
4.9
-15.2
-1.6
1.7
-3.1
7.3
-22.5
-5.0
0.0
0.0
NL
28.9
1B
197
3.9
1.6
14.7
6.2
-2.1
1.0
0.8
3.7
13.1
2.8
-1.2
-6.6
-0.3
2.9
-2.2
1.7
0.0
0.0
NL
29.9
1B
73
-1.9
-3.0
1.5
-0.8
-3.8
-0.8
1.9
0.6
4.4
0.0
-4.1
-3.6
-3.6
2.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
NL
29.9
1B
399
19.9
14.9
34.5
8.9
10.3
0.0
2.0
5.5
19.6
0.0
10.1
-13.5
11.3
7.0
0.0
3.7
0.0
0.0
NL
30.9
1B
506
8.2
5.5
24.9
-2.4
-2.5
2.8
4.8
2.5
19.4
0.0
0.4
-10.4
0.6
3.3
0.0
-9.4
0.0
0.0
NL
31.9
1B
579
31.7
20.6
43.3
16.2
5.1
6.7
6.6
0.8
22.8
0.0
20.4
-3.0
18.6
2.4
0.0
-4.9
0.0
0.0
NL
32.9
1B
614
29.2
31.3
32.5
-6.2
30.1
3.7
0.5
-0.9
1.2
0.0
25.7
-4.1
25.5
-3.7
0.0
-5.6
0.0
0.0
NL
33.9
1B
635
8.3
19.0
41.8
-9.7
0.4
15.8
5.0
-0.9
22.7
0.0
10.4
-13.2
7.7
0.6
0.0
-17.1
0.0
0.0
NL
34.9
1B
579
22.0
27.6
45.8
6.1
19.8
5.8
1.0
3.7
18.1
0.0
24.3
-4.7
26.0
0.6
0.0
-8.2
0.0
0.0
NL
35.9
1B
512
21.8
18.1
33.4
18.7
6.8
9.2
2.8
0.3
15.3
0.0
16.4
2.0
16.9
-4.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
NL
36.9
1B
610
27.2
38.5
40.3
-10.4
35.4
3.2
1.7
-1.6
1.8
0.0
36.7
-6.2
36.2
3.7
0.0
-10.8
0.0
0.0
NL
37.9
1B
558
-0.1
12.8
14.9
-18.6
12.3
4.0
2.2
-1.7
2.1
0.0
5.6
-9.9
7.6
0.7
0.0
-9.4
0.0
0.0
NL
38.9
1B
349
-6.5
-1.6
4.4
-19.2
-5.7
6.1
2.1
-1.2
6.0
0.0
-12.1
-14.2
-13.0
-0.1
0.0
-6.8
0.0
0.0
NL
39.9
1B
122
-9.2
-4.8
-9.6
-18.1
-1.0
-0.2
-1.4
-0.4
-4.8
0.0
-11.0
-8.3
-11.5
-0.1
0.0
-2.9
0.0
0.0
22
5
      
10470
  
308.5
302.5
661.1
-25.4
111.9
108.4
88.6
28.0
358.6
31.9
199.6
-217.5
196.4
76.9
-81.6
-145.5
0.0
0.0
 
   
R
H
K
8
    
1B
4173
  
120.6
96.5
258.7
-26.3
13.9
31.7
45.5
14.2
162.3
26.5
61.3
-109.0
57.7
61.3
-70.7
-70.2
0.0
0.0
1
    
1B
564
  
33.5
25.5
80.1
30.1
-7.0
19.4
13.2
3.4
54.6
2.6
16.5
-12.9
16.5
0.5
-8.8
-6.3
0.0
0.0
2
    
1B
270
  
2.0
-1.4
16.2
5.4
-5.9
0.2
2.6
4.3
17.6
2.8
-5.3
-10.2
-3.9
5.0
-2.2
1.2
0.0
0.0
7
    
1B
3824
  
141.0
137.0
256.1
31.7
70.0
44.0
22.7
10.9
119.1
0.0
107.9
-46.9
106.6
5.9
0.0
-40.4
0.0
0.0
4
    
1B
1639
  
11.4
44.9
50.0
-66.3
41.0
13.1
4.6
-4.9
5.1
0.0
19.2
-38.6
19.4
4.2
0.0
-29.8
0.0
0.0


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