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Spook Jacobs

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: November 4, 1925 in Cheswold, DE us

Died: February 18, 2011 in Milford, DE

Buried: Milford Community Cemetery, Milford, DE

High School: Salem HS (Salem, NJ)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 28-160d, 11,070th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1956 (Age 30-242d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Forrest Vandergrift Jacobs

Nicknames: Spook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

665

164

.247

RBI

OBP

.329

SLG

.274

OPS

.603

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
2	2	Apr 15	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
3	3	Apr 18 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
4	4	Apr 18 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
5	5	Apr 19	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
6	6	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 21	PHA		WSH	L,1-13	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 24	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	3	2B
9	9	Apr 25 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
10	10	Apr 25 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	2B
11	11	Apr 30	PHA		BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PHA		BAL	W,2-1	GS	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
13	13	May 2 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
14	14	May 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
15	15	May 3	PHA		CHW	L,3-14	CG	47	9.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
16	16	May 4	PHA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	17	May 5	PHA		CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
18	18	May 6	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
19	19	May 7	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	2B
20	20	May 9 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
21	21	May 9 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	T,1-1	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	3	2B
22	22	May 10	PHA	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	4	3	0	7	0	2B
23	23	May 11	PHA	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
24	24	May 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	4	0	11	1	2B
25	25	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
26	26	May 15	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	2	4	0	6	1	2B
27	27	May 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-12	CG	45	8.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
28	28	May 16 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
29	29	May 18	PHA	@	DET	L,3-8	GS	22	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
30	30	May 19	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	2B
31	31	May 21	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
32	32	May 22	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
33	33	May 23	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
34	34	May 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
35	35	May 25	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	5	2B
36	36	May 26	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
37	37	May 28	PHA		WSH	L,6-12	CG	49	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
38	38	May 29	PHA		WSH	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
40	40	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
41	41	May 31 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-20	CG	55	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
42	42	May 31 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,16-6	GS	14	4.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
44	44	Jun 2	PHA		BAL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
45	45	Jun 3	PHA		BAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
46	46	Jun 4	PHA		BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
47	47	Jun 5	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	42	11.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
48	48	Jun 6 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
49	49	Jun 6 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
50	50	Jun 8	PHA		CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
51	51	Jun 9	PHA		CHW	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
52	52	Jun 11 (1)	PHA		DET	L,5-16	GS	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
53	53	Jun 11 (2)	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
54	54	Jun 12	PHA		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
55	55	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
56	56	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
57	57	Jun 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
58	58	Jun 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
59	59	Jun 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
60	60	Jun 18	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
61	61	Jun 19	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
62	62	Jun 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
63	63	Jun 23	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
64	64	Jun 24	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
65	65	Jun 25	PHA	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
66	66	Jun 26	PHA	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	6	4	1	11	1	2B
67	67	Jun 27 (1)	PHA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	47	10.2	2	3	2	7	0	2B
68	68	Jun 27 (2)	PHA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	3	4	2	9	2	2B
69	69	Jun 29	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
70	70	Jun 30	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
72	72	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
73	73	Jul 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
74	74	Jul 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
75	75	Jul 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
76	76	Jul 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
77	77	Jul 9	PHA		BOS	W,9-3	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
78	78	Jul 10	PHA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
79	79	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-18	CG	58	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
80	81 (1)	Jul 15	PHA		CLE	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
81	82	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
82	85 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
83	86	Jul 20 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-12	CG	47	9.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B
84	87	Jul 20 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
85	88	Jul 21	PHA		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
86	89	Jul 22	PHA		DET	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
87	90	Jul 23	PHA		BAL	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
88	91	Jul 24	PHA		BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
89	92	Jul 25 (1)	PHA		BAL	W,9-4	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
90	93	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
91	94	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	2	5	0	7	2	2B
92	95	Jul 27 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
93	96	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,2-10	GS	32	6.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
94	97	Jul 29 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
95	98	Jul 29 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	3	1	4	1	2B
96	99	Jul 30	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
97	100	Jul 31	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	6	6	0	12	3	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	101	Aug 1 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
99	102	Aug 1 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
100	113 (10)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	5	2	0	7	1
101	118 (4)	Aug 18	PHA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
102	119	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
103	120	Aug 22 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
104	122 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
105	123	Aug 23 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
106	124	Aug 24	PHA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
107	125	Aug 25	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	4	1	0	5	2	2B
108	126	Aug 26 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-8	CG	48	9.0	5	5	1	11	3	2B
109	127	Aug 26 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
110	128	Aug 27	PHA		CHW	L,0-11	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
111	129	Aug 28	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
112	130	Aug 29 (1)	PHA		DET	L,3-14	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
113	131	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
114	132	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		BAL	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	2	5	1	8	0
115	133	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-3	GS	32	7.0	2	5	0	7	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	134	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	2	4	2	8	0	2B
117	135	Sep 4	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
118	136	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
119	137	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
120	138	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-8	GS	29	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
121	139	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
122	140	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	4	1	10	0	2B
123	141	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	5	1	7	1	2B
124	142	Sep 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	53	10.2	0	1	0	1	0	2B
125	143	Sep 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
126	144	Sep 11	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
127	145	Sep 12 (1)	PHA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
128	146	Sep 12 (2)	PHA	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
129	147	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
130	148	Sep 17	PHA		NYY	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
131	149	Sep 18	PHA		NYY	L,5-6	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
							131gm		1126.1	347	300	17	664	98