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Jake Early

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Full Name: Jacob Willard Early Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/168 First Game: May 4, 1939
Birthdate: May 19, 1915 Final Game: September 30, 1949
Birthplace: King's Mountain, North Carolina MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: May 31, 1985
Deathplace: Melbourne, Florida
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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