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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Brian Jacobs First Base
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .812 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1615 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 06-09-1951
HR 178 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(40 games)
RBI 855
SB 310
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 4
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (94.8%) Arm B  WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF A  (91.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1976 NYN
139
561
79
158
27
3
21
78
51
 83 1 2
26
 18 27
.794
.341
.453
.171
.282
1977 NYN
131
499
78
145
26
3
9
80
57
 77 4 9
32
 9 2
.771
.362
.409
.118
.291
1978 NYN
139
517
80
151
31
11
11
83
56
 65 1 4
16
 9 2
.818
.360
.458
.166
.292
1979 NYN
130
488
83
146
19
1
21
54
55
 70 5 2
27
 12 3
.846
.375
.471
.172
.299
1980 NYN
139
519
81
149
23
6
17
81
64
 95 2 4
34
 9 3
.818
.365
.453
.166
.287
1981 NYN-PHI
138
531
95
156
31
8
18
110
63
 66 1 6
41
 13 5
.850
.366
.484
.190
.294
1982 PHI
138
513
93
156
28
8
18
90
54
 68 4 4
28
 15 8
.867
.372
.495
.191
.304
1983 PHI
134
518
100
159
28
4
25
89
51
 64 2 1
43
 8 3
.892
.371
.521
.214
.307
1984 STL
140
417
62
119
16
2
11
42
39
 59 0 2
28
 11 7
.757
.345
.412
.127
.285
1985 STL
111
222
34
55
7
2
9
34
28
 39 0 1
9
 6 5
.750
.331
.419
.171
.248
1986 STL-CLE
130
438
75
126
21
3
9
63
37
 62 3 2
14
 9 2
.757
.346
.411
.123
.288
1987 CLE
95
213
32
57
6
2
6
30
30
 31 0 2
7
 3 1
.754
.355
.399
.131
.268
1988 CLE
69
138
16
38
6
0
3
21
16
 14 0 0
5
 1 1
.735
.351
.384
.109
.275
Total
1633
5574
908
1615
269
53
178
855
601
 793 23 39
310
 123 69
.812
.359
.453
.163
.290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Brian Jacobs has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1988-05-29The Cleveland Spiders have re-claimed Brian Jacobs from the waiver wire.
1988-05-26The Cleveland Spiders have designated Brian Jacobs for assignment.
1987-05-13Brian Jacobs of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-04-29A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Arches and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Brian Jacobs, Bob Dressler, Kelvin Sampson, Draft Pick - 1987 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Arches in exchange for Frank Miller, Benny Stewart, Christian Najarah, Draft Pick - 1987 Round 1 (CLE).
1985-08-30Brian Jacobs of the St. Louis Arches is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1984-03-07A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jacksters and the St. Louis Arches. The St. Louis Arches receive Brian Jacobs, Al Downing from the Philadelphia Jacksters in exchange for Howie Paul, Mike Bianco, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 1 (STL).
1981-04-21A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Jacksters and the New York Empires. The New York Empires receive Fred Mitchell, Paul Schooler, Brian Shirley, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Jacksters in exchange for Vic Fortune, Brian Jacobs.
1979-08-11Brian Jacobs of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1978-10-21Brian Jacobs of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1977-04-26Brian Jacobs of the New York Empires is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1976-04-01The New York Empires have promoted Brian Jacobs to the major league team. The New York Empires have sent Johnny Lee to the minors.