Elmer Jacobs
Major League Baseball pitcher
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| Intro | Major League Baseball pitcher | |||||
| Places | United States of America | |||||
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||
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| Birth | 10 August 1892, Salem, USA | |||||
| Death | 10 February 1958Salem, USA (aged 65 years) | |||||
| Star sign | Leo | |||||
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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. Jacobs' key pitch was the curveball. In 1926, he was suspended for 10 days after being caught with foreign substances on the mound.