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Elmer Jacobs

Elmer Jacobs

American baseball player (1892-1958)

For the American architect, see Elmer F. Jacobs.

William Elmer Jacobs (August 10, 1892 – February 10, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1927. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox.[1] Jacobs' key pitch was the curveball. In 1926, he was suspended for 10 days after being caught with foreign substances on the mound.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Elmer Jacobs Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. [2]
    James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 254.


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