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Brook Jacoby

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Full Name: Brook Wallace Jacoby Primary Position: 3B,1B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175 First Game: September 13, 1981
Birthdate: November 23, 1959 Final Game: October 4, 1992
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Early career
  • 3 Major league career
  • 4 After MLB
  • 5 Statistics
    • 5.1 Batting Stats
    • 5.2 Fielding Stats
  • 6 Transactions
  • 7 Trivia
  • 8 Video Gallery
  • 9 Picture Gallery
  • 10 See Also
  • 11 Categories

[edit] Biography

Brook Wallace Jacoby (born November 23, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Jacoby played in the major leagues from 1981 through 1992, and in Japan in 1993. He batted and threw right handed.

[edit] Early career

Jacoby was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft. He played in the Braves' minor league system for five years, until being traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1983 along with Brett Butler and Rick Behenna for Cleveland pitcher Len Barker.

[edit] Major league career

Jacoby had limited playing time in Atlanta in 1981 and 1983, only for a total of 15 games played. 1984 was his first full major league season; he finished the year with a .264 batting average, 116 hits, and seven home runs. All his statistics would improve in 1985; batting average to .274, 166 hits, 20 home runs, and a career high 87 RBI. Jacoby was a poor baserunner and would often strike out (193 in two seasons).

1986 was a landmark year for Jacoby, as he earned his first All-Star Game appearance. While his statistics only improved slightly over 1985 (his average went up to .288 and 168 hits, with fewer home runs and RBI - and more strike outs).

In 1987 Jacoby batted .300 and had a career high 32 home runs. In addition, he lowered his strike out number to only 73. Jacoby's best season was one of only a few bright spots for a Cleveland team that finished with a record of 62-100.

Jacoby went into a slump in 1988, where he hit .241 and his offensive production on all levels decreased. In spite of this, Jacoby still found playing time as he was Cleveland's only third baseman. 1989 would show a small improvement over the prior year, as he raised his average to .272 and increased his offensive production. Jacoby once again showed improvement in 1990, as his average was .293 and also had his lowest number of strikeouts (58) and earned his second All-Star appearance.

1990 would turn out to be Jacoby's last full season. He suffered from an elbow injury, and in the middle the year was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Lee Tinsley. In total, he hit .224 with only 94 hits and four home runs.

It was not long before Jacoby came back to Cleveland. He became a free agent after 1991, and signed with the Indians in 1992. Although he was signed to back-up starting third baseman Jim Thome, Thome broke his wrist and Jacoby took over the starting job. Sinking to career lows in hits, home runs, and RBIs, he was let go by the Indians at the end of the season.

[edit] After MLB

Jacoby played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan , but retired after he had an average of only .183 in 18 games. Jacoby was, however, renowned for his fielding and is generally considered, even in his short experience with the Dragons, to be one of the best fielding third basemen in the history of Japan. He was nicknamed "The Wide Brook."

In 2001, when the Cleveland Indians were celebrating their 100th anniversary, Jacoby was named one of the "100 Greatest Indians". He was among a list that included such greats as Al Rosen, Bob Feller, and Lou Boudreau.

On November 3, 2006, the Cincinnati Reds signed Jacoby as their hitting coach.


[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1981 ATL N 11 10 0 2 0 1 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
1983 ATL N 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1984 CLE A 126 439 64 116 7 40 .264 .314 .369 19 3 32 73 3 2 3 0 13
1985 CLE A 161 606 72 166 20 87 .274 .324 .426 26 3 48 120 0 1 2 3 17
1986 CLE A 158 583 83 168 17 80 .288 .350 .441 30 4 56 137 0 1 2 5 15
1987 CLE A 155 540 73 162 32 69 .300 .387 .541 26 4 75 73 3 0 2 2 19
1988 CLE A 152 552 59 133 9 49 .241 .300 .335 25 0 48 101 1 0 2 2 12
1989 CLE A 147 519 49 141 13 64 .272 .348 .416 26 5 62 90 3 0 2 3 15
1990 CLE A 155 553 77 162 14 75 .293 .365 .427 24 4 63 58 2 2 1 6 20
1991 OAK A 56 188 14 40 0 20 .213 .255 .277 12 0 11 22 1 0 2 1 6
1991 CLE A 66 231 14 54 4 24 .234 .289 .333 9 1 16 32 2 0 0 2 7
1991 TOT A 122 419 28 94 4 44 .224 .274 .308 21 1 27 54 3 0 2 3 13
1992 CLE A 120 291 30 76 4 36 .261 .324 .326 7 0 28 54 1 3 0 2 13
Total NL 15 18 0 2 0 1 .111 .111 .111 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1
Total AL 1296 4502 535 1218 120 544 .271 .335 .406 204 24 439 760 16 9 16 26 137
Total 1311 4520 535 1220 120 545 .270 .334 .405 204 24 439 764 16 10 16 26 138

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1981 ATL N 3B 3 0 8 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N 3B 2 2 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CLE A 3B 126 125 1099 86 187 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1984 CLE A SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 CLE A 3B 161 158 1395 114 319 19 26 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1985 CLE A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 CLE A 3B 158 155 1379.2 109 292 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1987 CLE A 3B 144 142 1233.2 134 254 22 19 0 0 0 0 0 .946
1987 CLE A 1B 7 6 49 58 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 CLE A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 CLE A 3B 151 149 1304 99 298 10 23 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1989 CLE A 3B 144 144 1266 92 268 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1989 CLE A DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 CLE A 3B 99 90 772.2 44 158 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1990 CLE A 1B 78 62 561.2 584 28 2 61 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1991 OAK A 1B 3 2 22 25 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 OAK A 3B 52 47 421.1 38 72 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1991 CLE A 3B 15 14 114 11 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 CLE A 1B 55 47 425 379 32 5 27 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1991 TOT A 3B 67 61 535.1 49 101 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1991 TOT A 1B 58 49 447 404 35 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1992 CLE A 3B 111 77 731.1 46 175 10 17 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1992 CLE A 1B 10 5 51 45 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 153 122 1108.2 1091 72 7 103 0 0 0 0 0 .994
Total DH 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 1166 1103 9739.2 776 2058 123 168 0 0 0 0 0 .958

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1979).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves with Brett Butler to Cleveland Indians (October 21, 1983) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded $150000 and 3 players to be named later to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Len Barker (August 28, 1983); Cleveland Indians received Rick Behenna (September 2, 1983).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Lee Tinsley and Apolinar Garcia (July 26, 1991).
  • Granted free agency (November 6, 1991).
  • Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 27, 1992).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 1992).

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