Jake Flowers

Jake Flowers
Infielder
Born: (1902-03-16)March 16, 1902
Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.
Died: December 27, 1962(1962-12-27) (aged 60)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1923, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 2, 1934, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.256
Home runs16
Runs batted in201
Teams
Career highlights and awards

D'Arcy Raymond "Jake" Flowers (March 16, 1902 – December 27, 1962) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. A reserve infielder, primarily a second baseman and shortstop, he appeared in 583 Major League games over ten seasons between 1923 and 1934 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins and Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds. The native of Cambridge, Maryland, attended Washington College, where he played football and basketball in addition to baseball.[1] He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).

  1. ^ "Washington College web site". Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2015.