Elmer Jacobs

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO us

Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO

Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, MO

Debut: April 23, 1914 (Age 21-256d, 4,118th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1927 (Age 35-034d)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 12 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 10 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: William Elmer Jacobs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

ERA

3.55

250

133

1189.1

336

WHIP

1.384

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-13 / in Starts: 12-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (11-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (14-10-5)

Most Driven In
G Cravath	1
B Adams	1
H Pearce	0
E Hemingway	0

Most Driven In By
C Williams	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	87	9 (8)	May 1	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	88	13 (3)	May 5 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.025	2.69	-0.04%	-0.19	P
3	89	23 (9)	May 16	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.97	-0.059	3.78	-0.07%	-0.52	P
4	90	27 (3)	May 22	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
5	91	29 (1)	May 24	PIT		BSN	L,3-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.12	-0.003	.24	0.00%	-0.13	P
6	92	31 (1)	May 28	PIT		BSN	L,2-6	5-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.39	0.006	.65	0.01%	0.04	P
7	93	34 (2)	May 31	PIT		STL	W,12-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	94	47 (12)	Jun 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.18	-0.005	.07	0.00%	-0.14	P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies
9	95	58	Jun 26	PHI		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.18	-0.124	.19	-0.01%	-1.33	P
10	96	60 (1)	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	97	63 (2)	Jul 2	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.09	-0.018	.06	0.00%	-0.40	P
12	98	67 (3)	Jul 6	PHI	@	CIN	L,9-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
13	99	74 (6)	Jul 12	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	9	1.23	0.057	.04	0.00%	0.89	P
14	100	78 (3)	Jul 16 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	9						P
15	101	81 (2)	Jul 18	PHI	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.03	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
16	102	88 (6)	Jul 26	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.73	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	103	92 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	PHI		STL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.172	.172	.172	.345	9	.19	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
18	104	97 (4)	Aug 5	PHI		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.51	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
19	105	101 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0		.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.36	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
20	106	105 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.57	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
21	107	107 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.162	.184	.162	.346	9	1.08	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
22	108	112 (4)	Aug 20	PHI	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.175	.195	.175	.370	9	.37	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
23	109	115 (2)	Aug 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.175	.195	.175	.370	9						P
24	110	116	Aug 24 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.186	.205	.233	.437	9	1.80	0.082	.00	0.00%	1.14	P
25	111	121 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.205	.233	.437	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	112	124 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.178	.213	.222	.435	9	1.45	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
							13-13		49	45	1	8	0	1	0	2	2	0	17	0	2		0		0		.178	.213	.222	.435		.87	-0.395	.26	-0.12%	-4.07

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