Born:(1867-08-04)August 4, 1867 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died: June 25, 1918(1918-06-25) (aged 50) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 20, 1888, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Last MLB appearance
June 15, 1907, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average
.309
Hits
2,930
Home runs
87
Runs batted in
1,578
Teams
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888–1889)
Pittsburgh Burghers (1890)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys / Pirates (1891–1896)
New York Giants (1896–1897)
Cincinnati Reds (1897–1903)
St. Louis Cardinals (1904–1907)
Career highlights and awards
Pirates Hall of Fame
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1971
Election method
Veterans Committee
Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 – June 25, 1918), nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Pittsburgh Burghers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals from 1888 to 1907.
Beckley had a batting average of over .300 in 13 seasons. His 244 triples are fourth all time[1] and his 23,767 putouts is a major league record. A career .308 hitter he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 via the Veterans Committee.[2]
^"Jake Beckley Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^Jake Beckley at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by David Fletiz, Retrieved October 27, 2019.
Baseball triples records "JakeBeckley Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019. JakeBeckley at the SABR Baseball Biography...
not played for a full season. "JakeBeckley Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2021. "JakeBeckley Hall of Fame Profile". National...
record. Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record. JakeBeckley (243), Roger Connor (233), Tris Speaker (222), Fred Clarke (220), and...
has been updated through completion of the 2022 major-league season. JakeBeckley: 23,767 (1888–1907) Cap Anson: 22,572 (1871–1897) Ed Konetchy: 21,378...
New York Gothams/Giants Dave Bancroft JakeBeckley Roger Bresnahan * Dan Brouthers Jesse Burkett Roger Connor * George Davis * Leo Durocher Buck Ewing...
played for a full season. "JakeBeckley Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021. Fleitz, David. "JakeBeckley Bio". Society For American...
Glasscock 61.6 Tommy John 61.6 176 Sal Bando 61.5 177 Bullet Rogan* 61.3 178 JakeBeckley* 61.2 179 Early Wynn* 61.0 180 Tommy Bond 60.9 181 Charlie Buffinton...
Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010. "Hall of Famers: JakeBeckley". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010...
1844) 1917 – Géza Gyóni, Hungarian soldier and poet (b. 1884) 1918 – JakeBeckley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1867) 1922 – Satyendranath Dutta...
Alfonso Soriano 481 87 Vladimir Guerrero* 477 88 Zach Wheat* 476 89 JakeBeckley* 473 90 Larry Walker* 471 91 Carlos Lee 469 92 Matt Holliday 468 Jim...
baseman who was ill-suited to play anywhere else. Cap Anson Jeff Bagwell JakeBeckley Jim Bottomley Dan Brouthers Orlando Cepeda Frank Chance Roger Connor...
Cincinnati Reds Jimmy Sheckard 11 1902 Tommy Leach 6 Pittsburgh Pirates JakeBeckley† 5 1903 Jimmy Sheckard 9 Brooklyn Superbas Pat Moran Tommy Leach Mike...
disappeared from the MLB scene. Baseball Hall of Fame Dave Bancroft JakeBeckley Chick Hafey Harry Hooper Joe Kelley Rube Marquard Satchel Paige George...
Members of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Sparky Anderson Bronson Arroyo JakeBeckley Gus Bell Johnny Bench Jack Billingham Ewell Blackwell Pedro Borbón Rube...
added to the ballpark. Called the JakeBeckley .308 Gate, the gate was named for Baseball Hall of Fame player, JakeBeckley, who was a Hannibal player and...
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