Elmer Jacobs | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1892 |
Birth Place: | Salem, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Salem, Missouri, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 23 |
Debutyear: | 1914 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 13 |
Finalyear: | 1927 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 50–81 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.55 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 336 |
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William Elmer Jacobs (August 10, 1892 – February 10, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1927. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox.[1] Jacobs' key pitch was the curveball. In 1926, he was suspended for 10 days after being caught with foreign substances on the mound.[2]