Born: JACOB CHARLES STELZLE
Professional baseball player 1890-1899. He played for the Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Perfectos and the Cincinnati Reds. He mostly played center field, and was a back-up catcher, but also played 2nd base and shortstop.
Jake has the 21st highest batting average in MLB history. He maintained a career batting average of .339 with 1,024 hits in 761 games over nine seasons.
On 6 Jun 1894, while playing for Pittsburgh against Boston, he hit two home runs in the 3rd inning, a record that has been tied, but still stands today. In 1897, with the Orioles, he led the National League with 43 doubles, and was second in the league for stolen bases.
At the request of sportswriters, Jake changed his name from Stelzle to Stenzel - easier to pronounce. Several of his relatives followed his lead, and did the same.
Jake loved baseball and was an avid fan after his playing years. Upon retiring from baseball in his hometown of Cincinnati, he opened a cafe/saloon called Jake Stenzel's Baseball Exchange located across the street from what became Crosley Field - possibly one of the first sports-bars in the U.S. To further support baseball, he had round pins made with pictures of baseball players called "Stenzel's Rooter Buttons" that he distributed to his patrons. They have become a valued baseball collectable.
Jake returned to play in several Cincinnati Reds old-timer games that were accompanied by parades through downtown Cincinnati.
On 6 Jan 1919, he died of influenza during the outbreak of 1918-1919.
Professional baseball player 1890-1899. He played for the Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Perfectos and the Cincinnati Reds. He mostly played center field, and was a back-up catcher, but also played 2nd base and shortstop.
Jake has the 21st highest batting average in MLB history. He maintained a career batting average of .339 with 1,024 hits in 761 games over nine seasons.
On 6 Jun 1894, while playing for Pittsburgh against Boston, he hit two home runs in the 3rd inning, a record that has been tied, but still stands today. In 1897, with the Orioles, he led the National League with 43 doubles, and was second in the league for stolen bases.
At the request of sportswriters, Jake changed his name from Stelzle to Stenzel - easier to pronounce. Several of his relatives followed his lead, and did the same.
Jake loved baseball and was an avid fan after his playing years. Upon retiring from baseball in his hometown of Cincinnati, he opened a cafe/saloon called Jake Stenzel's Baseball Exchange located across the street from what became Crosley Field - possibly one of the first sports-bars in the U.S. To further support baseball, he had round pins made with pictures of baseball players called "Stenzel's Rooter Buttons" that he distributed to his patrons. They have become a valued baseball collectable.
Jake returned to play in several Cincinnati Reds old-timer games that were accompanied by parades through downtown Cincinnati.
On 6 Jan 1919, he died of influenza during the outbreak of 1918-1919.
Born: JACOB CHARLES STELZLE
Professional baseball player 1890-1899. He played for the Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Perfectos and the Cincinnati Reds. He mostly played center field, and was a back-up catcher, but also played 2nd base and shortstop.
Jake has the 21st highest batting average in MLB history. He maintained a career batting average of .339 with 1,024 hits in 761 games over nine seasons.
On 6 Jun 1894, while playing for Pittsburgh against Boston, he hit two home runs in the 3rd inning, a record that has been tied, but still stands today. In 1897, with the Orioles, he led the National League with 43 doubles, and was second in the league for stolen bases.
At the request of sportswriters, Jake changed his name from Stelzle to Stenzel - easier to pronounce. Several of his relatives followed his lead, and did the same.
Jake loved baseball and was an avid fan after his playing years. Upon retiring from baseball in his hometown of Cincinnati, he opened a cafe/saloon called Jake Stenzel's Baseball Exchange located across the street from what became Crosley Field - possibly one of the first sports-bars in the U.S. To further support baseball, he had round pins made with pictures of baseball players called "Stenzel's Rooter Buttons" that he distributed to his patrons. They have become a valued baseball collectable.
Jake returned to play in several Cincinnati Reds old-timer games that were accompanied by parades through downtown Cincinnati.
On 6 Jan 1919, he died of influenza during the outbreak of 1918-1919.
Professional baseball player 1890-1899. He played for the Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Perfectos and the Cincinnati Reds. He mostly played center field, and was a back-up catcher, but also played 2nd base and shortstop.
Jake has the 21st highest batting average in MLB history. He maintained a career batting average of .339 with 1,024 hits in 761 games over nine seasons.
On 6 Jun 1894, while playing for Pittsburgh against Boston, he hit two home runs in the 3rd inning, a record that has been tied, but still stands today. In 1897, with the Orioles, he led the National League with 43 doubles, and was second in the league for stolen bases.
At the request of sportswriters, Jake changed his name from Stelzle to Stenzel - easier to pronounce. Several of his relatives followed his lead, and did the same.
Jake loved baseball and was an avid fan after his playing years. Upon retiring from baseball in his hometown of Cincinnati, he opened a cafe/saloon called Jake Stenzel's Baseball Exchange located across the street from what became Crosley Field - possibly one of the first sports-bars in the U.S. To further support baseball, he had round pins made with pictures of baseball players called "Stenzel's Rooter Buttons" that he distributed to his patrons. They have become a valued baseball collectable.
Jake returned to play in several Cincinnati Reds old-timer games that were accompanied by parades through downtown Cincinnati.
On 6 Jan 1919, he died of influenza during the outbreak of 1918-1919.
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