Fred Jacklitsch

Frederick Lawrence Jacklitsch

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut June 6, 1900
• Final Game June 30, 1917
• Born May 24, 1876 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died July 18, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Fred Jacklitsch played thirteen years in the majors, many of them with the Philadelphia Phillies. However, the most at-bats he had in a season was 337, in 1914, with the Baltimore Terrapins in the Federal League.

Jacklitsch, who played almost all of his career in the dead-ball era, was good at drawing walks and had an on-base percentage that was more than 100 points higher than his batting average.

He was born and died in Brooklyn, NY, where he also played major league baseball in 1903 and 1904. He was coach of Rutgers University from 1926-1931. He umpired one National League game in 1901.

Related Sites

• BR minors page
• Jacklitsch photo in 1904 shows an interesting photo of Jacklitsch in a catching pose in 1904 while with Brooklyn, and gives a good idea of what the grass on the field was like in ballparks of the time, and also what lay beyond the outfield fences.