Otto Jacobs

Otto Jacobs
Catcher
Born: April 19, 1889(1889-04-19) Chicago, Illinois
Died: November 19, 1955(1955-11-19) (aged 66) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1918 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 24, 1918 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.205
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1918)

Otto Albert Jacobs (April 19, 1889 - November 19, 1955) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1918.^[1]

Biography

Jacobs was born in Chicago, Illinois, and started his professional baseball career in 1910. He spent the next few years in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League.^[2] In 1915, he joined the Rockford Wakes and had his best season, batting .302 and leading the league in home runs (7) and slugging percentage (.449).^[3]

In 1918, with the Chicago White Sox roster depleted due to World War I, Jacobs joined the team as a backup catcher. He played in 29 games and batted .205.^[1] Later that year, he played with a semi-pro team called the Joliet Standards.^[4]

Jacobs died in 1955, at the age of 66.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Otto Jacobs Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
2. ^ "Otto Jacobs Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
3. ^ "1915 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
4. ^ Cottrell, Robert Charles. The Best Pitcher in Baseball: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant (NYU Press, 2004), p. 117.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Jacobs, Otto
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 19, 1889
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	November 19, 1955
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois