Jake Early
[edit] Biography
Jake Early (Jacob Willard Early) was born on May 19, 1915 in King's Mountain, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1939 for the Washington Senators. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 5 home runs and 14 RBI. Early played for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Jake Early's best season was 1943, when he knocked in 60 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 84
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 14
| .262
| .303
| .393
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 80
| 206
| 26
| 53
| 5
| 14
| .257
| .335
| .408
| 8
| 4
| 23
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| 104
| 355
| 42
| 102
| 10
| 54
| .287
| .338
| .468
| 20
| 7
| 24
| 38
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| 104
| 353
| 31
| 72
| 3
| 46
| .204
| .281
| .280
| 14
| 2
| 37
| 37
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 126
| 423
| 37
| 109
| 5
| 60
| .258
| .346
| .362
| 23
| 3
| 53
| 43
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 64
| 189
| 13
| 38
| 4
| 18
| .201
| .288
| .296
| 6
| 0
| 23
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 87
| 214
| 25
| 48
| 3
| 19
| .224
| .381
| .336
| 9
| 3
| 54
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 97
| 246
| 22
| 54
| 1
| 28
| .220
| .322
| .276
| 7
| 2
| 36
| 33
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| WAS
| A
| 53
| 138
| 12
| 34
| 1
| 11
| .246
| .370
| .297
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 747
| 2208
| 216
| 532
| 32
| 264
| .241
| .330
| .350
| 98
| 23
| 281
| 259
| 11
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 33
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| WAS
| A
| C
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 276
| 41
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1941
| WAS
| A
| C
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 385
| 52
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1942
| WAS
| A
| C
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 392
| 71
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| C
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 443
| 83
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| C
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 246
| 45
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| C
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 301
| 43
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| C
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 268
| 51
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1949
| WAS
| A
| C
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 22
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 694
| 0
| 0
| 2566
| 417
| 74
| 65
| 0
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Frank Mancuso (December 16, 1946).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators (March 26, 1948).
- Released by Washington Senators (April 19, 1949).
- Granted free agency (February 1, 1950).
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