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Spook Jacobs
Robert Forrest Vandergrift Jacobs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: November 4, 1925 in Cheswold, DE
High School: Salem (Pennsville, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: July 3, 1956
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 28 PHA AL 132 575 508 63 131 11 1 0 26 17 3 60 22 .258 .336 .283 .619 72 144 5 0 6 1 *4
1955 29 KCA AL 13 28 23 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 .261 .370 .261 .631 73 6 1 1 1 0 0 /4
1956 30 TOT MLB 43 156 134 17 27 5 0 0 6 4 3 17 10 .201 .296 .239 .535 45 32 4 1 4 0 1 4
1956 30 KCA AL 32 115 97 13 21 3 0 0 5 4 1 15 5 .216 .321 .247 .569 53 24 4 0 3 0 1 4
1956 30 PIT NL 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 0 0 4
3 Seasons 188 759 665 87 164 16 1 0 33 22 8 80 32 .247 .329 .274 .603 66 182 10 2 11 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 654 573 75 141 14 1 0 28 19 7 69 28 .247 .329 .274 .603 66 157 9 2 9 1
KCA (3 yrs) 177 718 628 83 158 14 1 0 32 22 6 78 27 .252 .335 .277 .612 69 174 10 1 10 1 1
PIT (1 yr) 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 177 718 628 83 158 14 1 0 32 22 6 78 27 .252 .335 .277 .612 69 174 10 1 10 1 1
NL (1 yr) 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 PHA AL 28 2B 131 131 1126.1 664 347 300 17 98 .974 -15.5 -16.5 -13.5 -4.2 -9.3 -2 5.17 4.94 .976 5.37 4.84
1955 KCA AL 29 2B 7 6 48.0 18 9 9 0 4 1.000 -1.4 -35.0 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5 0 3.38 2.57 .978 5.36 4.87
1956 TOT MLB 30 2B 42 39 326.2 208 104 95 9 31 .957 -3.0 -11.0 -5.0 -2.1 -2.9 2 5.48 4.74 .975 5.41 4.72
1956 KCA AL 30 2B 31 28 236.0 154 78 71 5 26 .968 -1.3 -6.6 -3.3 -2.1 -1.2 2 5.68 4.81 .973 5.44 4.74
1956 PIT NL 30 2B 11 11 90.2 54 26 24 4 5 .926 -1.7 -22.5 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 0 4.96 4.55 .981 5.33 4.66
3 Seasons 2B 180 176 1501.0 890 460 404 26 133 .971 -19.9 -15.9 -19.9 -7.2 -12.7 0 5.18 4.80 .976 5.38 4.81
3 Seasons TOT 180 176 1501.0 890 460 404 26 133 .971 -19.9 -15.9 -19.9 -7.2 -12.7 0 5.18 4.80 .947 5.38 4.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 AL--17--4th

Singles s c a p y
1954 AL--119--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1954 AL--23.091--6th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1953: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1953 rule 5 draft.

June 23, 1956: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack McMahan and Curt Roberts.

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