Jake Goodman (baseball)
| Jake Goodman | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: September 14, 1853 Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: March 9, 1890 (aged 36) Reading, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 1878, for the Milwaukee Grays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 1882, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs scored | 33 |
| Teams | |
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Jacob Goodman (September 14, 1853 – March 9, 1890) was an American major league baseball player who played for the 1877 Pittsburgh Allegheny, 1878 Milwaukee Grays and the 1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
While playing in the minor leagues in 1884, Goodman was beaned by a pitch.[1] After the head trauma, he became mentally unbalanced and suffered from palsy, ending his baseball career.[1] He died of complications related to his injury at the age of 36, on March 6, 1890.[1] He was Jewish.[2]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 195. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.
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- Jewish American baseball players
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