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Elmer Jacobs

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: August 10, 1892 in Salem, MO us

Died: February 10, 1958 in Salem, MO

Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, MO

Debut: April 23, 1914 (Age 21-256d, 4,118th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1927 (Age 35-034d)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 12 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 10 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: William Elmer Jacobs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

ERA

3.55

250

133

1189.1

336

WHIP

1.384

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-20 / in Starts: 3-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 16, Entered with runners on base: 6

1927 Pitching Game Log

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1927 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	226	8	Apr 19	CHW	@	SLB	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.50	3		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.03%
2	227	11	Apr 24	CHW		DET	L,3-4	9-GF		4	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.50	4.50	5		2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.09%
3	228	14	Apr 27	CHW		DET	W,7-2	GS-4		2	3.1	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	1.69	5.50	16	48	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	0.07%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	229	19	May 3	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	6-GF(8)		5	3.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	1.08	5.26	13		1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.05%
5	230	30	May 17	CHW		BOS	L,3-6	8-GF		13	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.87	4.54	8		0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.05%
6	231	32	May 20	CHW		PHA	L,5-12	1-1		2	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.61	4.83	3		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	-0.30%
7	232	42	May 30(1)	CHW		SLB	L,3-11	2-5		9	3.2	6	4	3	3	0	0	0	3.86	4.86	17		1	2	0	10	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.48	-0.29%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	233	55	Jun 13	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-10	8-GF(8)		13	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.77	5.01	3		0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
9	234	59	Jun 18	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.52	4.59	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.00%
10	235	69	Jun 28	CHW		CLE	W,8-7	3-7		9	5.0	3	2	1	3	1	0	1	3.10	4.57	21		0	2	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	.73	-0.04%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
11	236	73	Jul 1	CHW	@	SLB	L,12-14	6-GF(8)		2	2.1	5	3	3	2	0	2	0	3.97	5.77	15		0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	.41	-0.30%
12	237	80	Jul 9(2)	CHW		BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(1-0)	7	9.0	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.84	4.90	33	73	0	1	1	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.40	0.12%
13	238	82	Jul 11	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	8-8	BS(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.78	5.04	3		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.90	-0.08%
14	239	85	Jul 15(1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-3	GS-7	L(1-1)	3	7.0	9	3	2	1	4	0	0	2.75	4.46	31	52	1	0	1	27	1	0	1	0	0	1	.56	-0.01%
15	240	90	Jul 19	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	GS-6	L(1-2)	3	5.0	11	4	4	3	3	0	0	3.25	4.31	30	29	0	1	1	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.02%
16	241	91	Jul 20	CHW		WSH	L,3-5	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	4.27	4		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.00%
17	242	94	Jul 23	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	8-GF		2	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.04	4.11	8		0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
18	243	97	Jul 26(2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-5		2	4.1	7	3	2	2	1	0	0	3.14	4.05	23	38	0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	244	105	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-3)	8	8.0	6	2	1	2	2	0	1	2.87	3.93	32	64	0	0	0	26	1	0	1	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
20	245	117	Aug 21	CHW		PHA	L,6-8	GS-	L(1-4)	16	0.1	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	3.00	4.19	6	32				5					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
21	246	124	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,5-8	7-8		10	2.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.19	4.12	11		0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
22	247	125	Sep 2	CHW		CLE	L,6-7	6-7		0	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.23	4.07	9		1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
23	248	127	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.18	4.09	5		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
24	249	130	Sep 6	CHW	@	DET	W,9-6	GS-7	W(2-4)	1	6.0	11	6	6	3	3	0	0	3.68	4.00	30	26	1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
25	250	136	Sep 13	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-15	5-8		6	3.1	12	10	10	4	0	0	1	4.72	4.13	24		0	1	0	19	4	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							5-20		W-L:2-4,BSv:1	3.6	74.1	105	49	39	41	25	3	3	4.72	4.13	356	45	8	8	4	297	19	1	2	6	4	5	.47	-0.82%

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