Jake Daubert

About

MLB first baseman who played 15 seasons before his death in 1924.

Before Fame

He started working in coal mines in Pennsylvania at the age of 11.

Trivia

He won back-to-back batting titles in 1913 and 1914.

Family Life

He had a son, George, and daughter, Louisa, with his wife Gertrude.

Associated With

He once had the record for most games played by a first baseman in Brooklyn Dodgers history, a record later broken by Gil Hodges.