Beany Jacobson

Albin Leonard Jacobson

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut April 30, 1904
• Final Game June 24, 1907
• Born June 5, 1881 in Timra, Sweden
• Died January 31, 1933 in Decatur, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Albert "Beany" Jacobson pitched four seasons in the majors. In his most successful season, with the St. Louis Browns in 1906, he went 9-9 with a 2.50 ERA.

He was a year older than catcher Branch Rickey.

Jacobson grew up in Port Washington, WI and was long listed as having been born there, but researchers found a copy of his birth certificate that indicated he was born in Sweden. During eight years in the minors he had a number of successful seasons, including in 1911 when he went 26-9 for Kalamazoo.

One observer places him on the "all food" team.

Related Sites

• Beany Jacobson at the SABR Bio Project