Jake Early

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: May 19, 1915 in Kings Mountain, NC us

Died: May 31, 1985 in Melbourne, FL

Buried: Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, FL

Debut: May 4, 1939 (Age 23-350d, 8,660th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1949 (Age 34-134d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Jacob Willard Early

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

2208

532

.241

216

RBI

264

OBP

.330

SLG

.350

OPS

.679

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-42 / in Starts: 11-30
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	49 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 168 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	114 (57-40-17) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 168 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	113 (58-36-18)

Most Driven In
E Robinson	4
Self	1
B Lewis	1
R Ortiz	1
S Mele	1
B Stewart	1
C Vollmer	1
S Robertson	1

Most Driven In By
E Yost	3
G Coan	3
S Robertson	2
A Kozar	1
Self	1
B Stewart	0
D Weik	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	695	73 (72)	Jul 7 susp	WSH		BOS	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.41	-0.011	.05	0.00%	-0.32	C
2	696	74	Jul 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	1.34	0.071	.12	0.00%	0.77	C
3	697	75	Jul 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	1.06	0.099	.06	0.00%	1.07	C
4	698	77 (1)	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	.60	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.27	C
5	699	78	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	8	.41	-0.015	.02	0.00%	-0.53	C
6	700	80 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.214	.567	8	1.59	-0.040	.05	0.00%	0.05	C
7	701	81	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	7	3.88	-0.201	.05	0.00%	-0.86	PH C
8	702	82	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	8	1.64	-0.037	.02	0.00%	-0.60	C
9	703	84 (1)	Jul 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	8	1.33	-0.102	.02	0.00%	-0.78	C
10	704	85	Jul 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.241	.154	.395	8	1.22	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
11	705	86	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.172	.422	8	1.55	0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.31	C
12	706	89 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	WSH		DET	W,7-6	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.333	.226	.559	8	1.49	0.305	.00	0.00%	2.87	C
13	707	91 (1)	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,7-13	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.342	.219	.561	8	.67	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH C
14	708	92	Jul 29	WSH		SLB	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.229	.341	.229	.570	8	1.55	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
15	709	93	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	L,9-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.222	.556	8	1.19	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH C
16	710	94	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.250	.598	8	.67	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
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	711	95	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	8	1.11	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
18	712	96	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.292	.662	8	.64	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
19	713	97	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.364	.286	.649	8	3.18	-0.177	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
20	714	98	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-14	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.288	.362	.308	.670	8	.72	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
21	715	100 (1)	Aug 6	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.361	.296	.657	8	2.26	-0.043	.00	0.00%	0.05	PH C
22	716	101	Aug 7 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.354	.310	.664	8	.78	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
23	717	103 (1)	Aug 9	WSH		PHA	L,3-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.362	.311	.674	8	.60	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
24	718	106 (2)	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,11-13	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.270	.361	.302	.663	8	2.26	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.19	C
25	719	107	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.269	.355	.299	.654	8	1.83	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
26	720	109 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-13	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.363	.310	.672	8	1.04	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.84	C
27	721	110	Aug 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.341	.289	.631	8	2.51	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.23	C
28	722	111	Aug 17	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.360	.295	.654	8	.74	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
29	723	112	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.266	.356	.291	.647	8	1.05	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH C
30	724	113	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.344	.280	.625	8	.30	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
31	725	115 (1)	Aug 21	WSH		BOS	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.365	.318	.682	8	.71	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.14	C
32	726	116	Aug 23	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.284	.364	.318	.682	8	.73	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
33	727	117	Aug 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.369	.319	.688	8	.65	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.05	C
34	728	118	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.368	.312	.680	8	1.59	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
35	729	120 (1)	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.277	.364	.309	.673	2						C
36	730	121	Aug 28 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.265	.357	.296	.653	8						C
37	731	122	Aug 28 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.357	.296	.653	8						C
38	732	123	Aug 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.265	.353	.294	.648	8						C
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
39	733	126 (2)	Sep 1	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.262	.356	.291	.647	8						C
40	734	127	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	L,0-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.355	.286	.641	8	.60	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
41	735	130 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-12	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.352	.284	.636	8	.62	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
42	736	132 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.277	.621	8	.47	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
43	737	134 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	5	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.361	.296	.657	8	1.83	0.291	.00	0.00%	2.40	C
44	738	136 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-20	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.365	.291	.656	8	.31	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
45	739	138 (1)	Sep 13	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.362	.283	.645	8	1.46	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.53	C
46	740	140 (1)	Sep 16	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.366	.285	.650	8	2.09	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.38	C
47	741	143 (2)	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		DET	L,2-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.365	.280	.645	8	1.85	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
48	742	144	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,6-15	7-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.373	.286	.659	8	.13	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.72	PH C
49	743	145	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.254	.370	.285	.655	8	.18	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
50	744	146	Sep 23 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,9-8	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.376	.282	.658	8	1.27	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.32	C
51	745	147	Sep 23 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.375	.306	.681	8	.74	-0.052	.00	0.00%	0.25	C
52	746	150 (2)	Sep 27	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.366	.297	.663	8	.85	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
53	747	152 (1)	Sep 30	WSH		BOS	L,9-11	GS-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.370	.297	.667	8	.63	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
							11-42		168	138	11	34	4	0	1	11	26	0	11	1	3		3	5	0	1	.246	.370	.297	.667		1.17	-0.436	.01	0.00%	-2.20

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