Jake Goodman Baseball player

Jacob Goodman (September 14, 1853 – March 9, 1890) was a major league baseball player who played for the 1878 Milwaukee Grays and the 1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys.While playing in the minor leagues in 1884, Goodman was beaned by a pitch. After the head trauma, he became mentally unbalanced and suffered from palsy, ending his baseball career. He died of complications related to his injury at the age of 36, on March 6, 1890.

Personal facts

Jake Goodman
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1853
Birth place
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Date of deathMarch 09, 1890
Place of death
Reading Pennsylvania

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Baseball player

Career startMay 02, 1878
Career endMay 20, 1882
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Grays
position
First baseman
teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Grays
throwing sideUnknown

Jake Goodman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goodmja01.shtml