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Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1971, Player

Born: August 4, 1867, in Hannibal, Missouri
Died: June 25, 1918, in Kansas City, Missouri

ML Debut: 6/20/1888
Primary Position: First Baseman
Bats: L   Throws: L  

Played For: Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888-1889), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896), New York Giants (1896-1897), Cincinnati Reds (1897-1903), St. Louis Cardinals (1904-1907)

Bio
A skilled hitter and solid first baseman, Jake Beckley’s career would span 20 seasons over two centuries and multiple National League squads. He had 13 seasons where he hit over .300 and would bat .309 during a career that began in 1888. He totaled 2,930 career hits, including 246 triples. He also holds the career record for put-outs by a first baseman with 23,709. Beckley’s total of 2,376 games at first base is second to Eddie Murray.

Quote
"He was so good at 'laying down' the ball that he had a trick of his own whereby he would flip the bat, grab the meat end of the club in his hands and bunt the ball perfectly with the handle of the bat."
   — Ed O'Neill, Courier Post 1971

Did You Know... that Jake Beckley was an umpire in the Federal League in 1913, one year before the short-lived circuit became a major league?


Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG SLG
1888 PIT NL 71 283 35 97 16 3 0   7 22 20 .343 .420
1889 PIT NL 123 522 92 157 22 10 9   29 29 11 .301 .433
1890 PIT PL 121 517 109 168 41 20 9   42 32 19 .325 .534
1891 PIT NL 129 535 91 156 20 20 4   44 46 17 .292 .426
1892 PIT NL 152 603 102 151 21 19 10   31 44 40 .250 .398
1893 PIT NL 131 497 108 161 23 19 5   54 26 24 .324 .477
1894 PIT NL 132 534 122 184 32 19 7   43 16 20 .345 .515
1895 PIT NL 131 536 105 174 30 20 5   24 20 19 .325 .483
1896 PIT NL 53 213 42 51 7 6 3   22 28 8 .239 .371
1896 NY NL 46 182 37 55 8 4 6   9 7 11 .302 .489
1897 NY NL 17 68 8 17 2 3 1   2   2 .250 .412
1897 CIN NL 97 369 76 125 17 8 7   18   20 .339 .485
1898 CIN NL 116 458 86 137 17 13 4   28   7 .299 .419
1899 CIN NL 135 519 87 173 23 18 3   40   18 .333 .464
1900 CIN NL 138 559 99 192 26 9 2   40   22 .343 .433
1901 CIN NL 140 590 80 177 39 13 3   28   6 .300 .425
1902 CIN NL 129 532 82 176 21 7 5   34   16 .331 .425
1903 CIN NL 120 459 85 150 29 10 2   42   23 .327 .447
1904 STL NL 142 551 72 179 22 9 1   35   17 .325 .403
1905 STL NL 134 514 48 147 20 10 1   30   12 .286 .370
1906 STL NL 87 320 29 79 16 6 0   13   3 .247 .334
1907 STL NL 32 115 6 24 3 0 0   1   0 .209 .235
      2376 9476 1601 2930 455 246 87   616 270 335 .309 .437
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG SLG