Jake Flowers | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Cambridge, Maryland, U.S. | March 16, 1902|
Died: December 27, 1962 Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | (aged 60)|
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 runs | 16 |
Runs batted in | 201 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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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).