VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA

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Jake Daubert

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left
5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)
Born: April 17, 1884 in Shamokin, PA
Died: October 9, 1924 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA
Debut: April 14, 1910 (3,287th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 20, 1924
vs. PHI 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Jacob Ellsworth Daubert
Pronunciation: \DOW-burt\
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Notable Events and Chronology 

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September 7, 1911

The Giants lose a heartbreaker to Brooklyn in the 9th inning when, with Bert Tooley on first base, Jake Daubert lofts a high fly for the apparent third out. But Fred Snodgrassdrops the ball and Tooley scores the final run in the Superbas’ 4 – 3 win. The Giants are virtually tied with the Cubs, winners of two today.

August 6, 1912

Inspired in part by the Ty Cobb suspension and the Tigers’ brief strike in May, the formation of a “Players Fraternity” is announced, headed by attorney and former player Dave Fultz. Leading players include Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Mickey Doolan, and Jake Daubert. The goals are to oppose contract violations, rowdyism, and anything that may “impair a player’s ability.”

December 25, 1913

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1913

July 4, 1914

The Robins drum the Braves, sweeping a doubleheader, 7 – 5 in 11 innings and 4 – 3 in the nitecap. The nitecap is especially hard fought: Lefty Tyler plunks Dodger SS Ollie O’Mara on the neck and when Jake Daubertcrosses the plate with the winning run in the 9th, he collides with Braves C Hank Gowdy and is knocked unconscious. Boston (26-40) is 10 1/2 games in back of New York.

August 15, 1914

Brooklyn’s Jake Daubert sets a National League record with four sacrifices in one game. The first baseman’s efforts aren’t enough when the Dodgers drop an 8-7 decision to Philadelphia at Ebbets Field.

August 20, 1916

New York Giants trade first baseman Fred Merkle

February 1, 1919

Brooklyn Robins trade former MVP Jake Daubert to the Cincinnati Reds 

May 15, 1919

After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scores 10 runs in the 13th inning to beat Al Mamaux and the Robins

March 22, 2022

Joe Jackson and the 1919 World Series

Biography

Jake Daubert

First baseman Jake Daubert found baseball to escape the coal mines that he worked at in his youth and that his brother died in. After playing for several minor and independent teams he made his debut with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1910 and he batted .264 with 8 home runs and 23 steals. He batted .307 with 32 steals the next season. It was the first of six consecutive .300 batting seasons and of which only one season he had less than 20 steals.

In 1913 he won the first of two batting titles batting .350 with 25 steals and won the Chalmers Award, an early version of the MVP. In 1914 he repeated as batting champion batting .329. In 1916 he helped the Brooklyn club win the first pennant in its history batting .308. In 1917 his average dipped to .261.In 1918 he returned to form batting .308 with a major league leading 15 triples.

In 1918 during WWI the owners decided to shorten the season and prorate the players salaries as a result. Daubert sued Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbetts. They settled out of court but Ebbetts traded Daubert to Cincinnati. Daubert was named the first Captain of the Reds that season. In 1919 he batted .276 with 2 hr 12 triples 11 steals 44 rbi

In 1920 he batted .304 with 13 triples and 11 steals. In 1921 he batted .336 with 14 steals a career high 12 home runs and a league leading 22 triples at age 38. In 1922 he batted .292 11 steals and 10 triples. At age 40 he still batted .282. Outside the lines he joined an early baseball union was an investor in land and owner of several businesses on that land.

During the 1924 season he got hit by a pitch. He suffered from headaches and had trouble sleeping the rest of the season. Doctors thought he had appendicitis and gallstones. He was operated on but he never recovered and passed away a week later. Years later his son would have the same symptoms and doctors would find it was a hereditary illness. Daubert is still the oldest man to die while an active player. Daubert was posthumously inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1966.

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