Jake Flowers

D'Arcy Raymond Flowers

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11½", Weight 170 lb.
• School Washington College
• High School Cambridge (MD) High School
• Debut September 7, 1923
• Final Game August 2, 1934
• Born March 16, 1902 in Cambridge, MD USA
• Died December 27, 1962 in Clearwater, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Jake Flowers played 10 seasons in the majors, appearing in the 1926 World Series and the 1931 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Interestingly, in between the two Series he spent almost all of the time as a member of the Brooklyn Robins.

He had never started a major league game at third base before doing so in Game 2 of the 1931 series, playing for the Cardinals against the Philadelphia Athletics. He had appeared at the position before, as a defensive replacement, but only for a total of 12 innings spread over three games. Sparky Adams was the regular at the position during the season, and Andy High had started Game 1 against Lefty Grove, before Flowers did so against George Earnshaw, going 0-for-4. Adams started Game 3, then Flowers returned for Game 4 but was replaced by High after just one at-bat, and then started Game 6, with High and Adams splitting the other games, with no obvious rhyme or reason behind the moves. In all cases, whoever started at third batted lead-off for the Cardinals. Flowers, who had hit .248 with little power in 45 games after being acquired from Brooklyn during the season, was the last player to make his first start at a position in a postseason game until Carlos Santana started Game 3 of the 2016 World Series in left field for the Cleveland Indians.

After his major league playing career ended, Jake continued in the high minors until 1936. He managed in the Eastern Shore League from 1937 to 1939. Flowers was named Minor League Manager of the year in 1937 by The Sporting News. His Salisbury Indians had 21 wins reversed in June to make their record 0-26, yet still came back to win the pennant and the playoffs.

Flowers was a Pittsburgh Pirates coach from 1940 to 1945 and a member of the Boston Braves staff in 1946. He was president and GM of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1947 to 1950. Flowers was then a Cleveland Indians coach in 1951 and 1952.

Through 2009 he is one of five major leaguers with the last name Flowers. The others are Dickie Flowers, Wes Flowers, Ben Flowers and Tyler Flowers.

Notable Achievements

• Won two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals (1926 & 1931)

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1937	Salisbury Indians	Eastern Shore League	59-37	1st	Washington Senators	League Champs	21 wins were reversed due to use of over-experienced players
1938	Salisbury Indians	Eastern Shore League	65-47	1st	Washington Senators	League Champs
1939	Pocomoke City Red Sox	Eastern Shore League	21-34	8th	Brooklyn Dodgers		replaced Wes Kingdon (22-31)

Related Sites

• Jake Flowers at the SABR Bio Project